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Basinet

Same as Bascinet.

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Helmet 76% connected

A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.

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Aventail 70% connected

The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

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Camail 70% connected

A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.

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Ventail 70% connected

That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor.

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Cataphract 70% connected

Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

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