Jousting armour piece identification

[Gaudin]

Gentlemen

Does any one have any information on historical examples of such neck shield as shown in this game.

I am guessing its jousting- intended and possibly german or italian.

Any help with anything similar will be appreciated


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[DEL]

Haven't seen one like this, have a look 9 minutes in, pretty close but no cigar.
Derek

 

[housecarl]

Looks as though it could be a half a bevor.
Carl.

 

[DEL]

Looks as though it could be a half a bevor.
Carl.

Dag nab it....... guess you know what I was hoping for from that link
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[Don]

Looks as though it could be a half a bevor.
Carl.

Nice Beaver, Oh wait a minute its a nice bevor. Easy mistake to make.
Lovely display of armour.


Don

 

[housecarl]

Nice Beaver, Oh wait a minute its a nice bevor. Easy mistake to make.
Lovely display of armour.


Don

Joust for you Don.

Carl.

 

[Helm]

here half a beaver

 

[Don]

Joust for you Don.

Carl.

Classic Carl, to my mind one of the best quotes from a movie. Sadly cant be used today for some reason.

Don

 

[Gaudin]

Oh, God I cant believe how useful this thread is turning out to be!! More please

Thank you, Derek and Carl, your input led to few thoughts.

 

[Gaudin]

Well, I had some success at putting a name to it (or close enough) - it seems to be a "tilting breast plate with mentonniere " which I assume means a chin guard.

 

[renarts]

It's a Wrapper. And it is an add on piece of armor that would be worn over the armet and bevor. Since the encranche or targe is mounted on the left that is a target for the lance, the wrapper adds a level of protection in case of a miss or the lance runs up off of the encranche. It serves to help deflect the lance. Most are full and look like an extra bevor but are separate from the helmet. The one in the photo is a bit of artistic license and essentially useless with the perforations in it and free floating like that.

(From an ex jouster and current jousting marshal)

 

[Mark Yungblut]

I have always hear it referred to as a Buff. Typically it was worn in conjunction with a grand guard. That is what the troop I worked with called them.

Here are some modern examples (see the pics towards the bottom of the page):

http://web.hcpss.org/~paul_wiedorn/Joust/stylesofjousting.htm