A bevor is a piece of plate armour

Plate armour

Plate armour is a historical type of personal armour made from iron or steel plates.While there are early predecessors such the Roman-era lorica segmentata, full plate armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of...

 designed to protect the neck, much like a gorget

Gorget

A gorget originally was a steel or leather collar designed to protect the throat. It was a feature of older types of armour and intended to protect against swords and other non-projectile weapons...

. A bevor can be made of a single solid piece or multiple articulated lamés

Lamé (armor)

A lamé is a solid piece of sheet metal used as a component of a larger section of plate armor. Multiple lamés are riveted together or connected by leather straps or cloth lacing to form an articulated piece of armor that provides flexible protection...

 around the neck and chin. The bevor was typically worn in conjunction with a sallet

Sallet

The sallet was a war helmet that replaced the bascinet in northern Europe and Hungary during the mid-15th century. Some sallets were close fitting except at the back of the head where they extended and formed a pointed tail. Some Italian ones followed the shape of the neck, and had an additional...

, and later with a burgonet

Burgonet

The burgonet helmet was a Renaissance-era and Early modern combat helmet. It was the successor of the sallet....

, in a form known as a falling buffe. In both cases the two pieces of armour combined to provide protection for the whole of the head and neck.