Falling buffe

The falling buffe is 16th century armour for the throat and lower face. It evolved from the bevor and was composed of several lames, retained in place by spring catches, which could be lowered for better ventilation and vision. It was often attached to the otherwise open-faced helmet, the burgonet.[1][2]

Falling buffe

References

Kirkland, J. Michael (2006). Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-301-30710-7.
Groot, Bouko de (2017-09-21). Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (2): Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4728-1916-1.

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[1] Kirkland, J. Michael (2006). Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-301-30710-7.

[2] Groot, Bouko de (2017-09-21). Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (2): Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4728-1916-1.

Components of medieval European armour
Head	Armet Barbute Bascinet Burgonet Cervelliere Enclosed helmet Close helmet Great helm Frog mouth Hounskull Lobster tail pot Mail coif Morion Nasal helmet Sallet Spangenhelm Kettle hat
Face	Visor Falling buffe
Neck	Aventail Bevor Gorget Pixane
Torso	Breastplate Brigandine Cuirass Culet Pauncer Plackart Fauld Hauberk Codpiece Lance rest Coat of plates Jack of plate
Arms	Ailette Besagew Couter Gauntlet Pauldron Rerebrace Spaulder Vambrace
Legs	Bases Chausses Cuisses Greave Poleyn Sabaton Schynbald Tasset
Pieces	Gousset Lame Rondel Arming points