A curtain of mail attached by means of vervelles around the base of a helmet (typically the bascinet), protecting the neck and covering the shoulders. See also bascinet, vervelles.

a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

a movable front or mouth piece on a helmet , that protects the face or mouth when down and is raised to admit fresh air

A curtain of mail attached by rings or vervelles (posts) around the base of a helmet. This protects the neck and shoulders.

Mail, attached to the bottom edge of a helmet, often by vervelles, covering the neck and shoulders

A curtain of mail attached by means of staples around the base of a helmet. This protects the neck and the shoulders.

A curtain of mail attached by means of staples(vervelles) around the base of a helmet(especially the basinet), and covering the shoulders. Also called camail (a French term).

A flap of mail attached to the coif or helmet which extended down to protect the neck and throat. It sometimes could also be pulled across the mouth to protect the lower face.

A tippet of mail attached to, the basnet to protect the throat and neck, and failing to the shoulders. It is sometimes referred to by the French term camail, although this was less common than aventail in English medieval texts.

Neck protection which hangs down from the helm to the shoulders, usually consisting of leather or mail.

An aventail or camail is a flexible curtain of chainmail on a helmet, that extends to cover the neck and shoulders. The mail could be removed for cleaning or storage, and attached to the helm through use of a leather cord that was threaded through brass rings at the edge of the helm. Aventails were most commonly seen on bascinets in the 14th century and served as a replacement for a Chainmaille coif.