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The Osprey book says they were called the White Company because;"They're name is said to have reflected the greater amount of plate armour they wore, which was also kept highly polished and uncovered". Their success is also qouted as coming from its "superior, but far from perfect discipline". Also the company was made up of a great deal of germans, french, scots and welsh men not wholly english. And they were not perfect in their practice of warfare either, engaging in rape and pillage as much as the other companies. And the honor of being the greatest Condottiere either falls to Roger di Flor considered, the "Father of all Condottieri" or to Giovanni de Medici, better known as "Giovanni della Bande Nere" who had the most disciplined and well trained troops in the whole of the Italies in the early 1500's. Now, back to the question at hand concerning the color of the armor everyone thus far has come up with some pretty good ideas but it seems everyone has overlooked one probable cause for both armor, and swords to be protrayed black or blue in color and that is, natural patina. I have on certain occassions allowed my blades, especially the hilt, to develop a patina and to rub it in so that it develops a nice brownish to black color upon it. I have done the same to a persian shield which I have with great results and no weakening of the metals involved. This may be an option especially as the care of it is very simple and does not involve that much real effort. What do you think? James Pax Smith "Onore et Onere"
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