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Diffrenece of White armor and plate armor?

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"white" armour is generally a term used by historians for highly polished steel plate armour.

"plate" is a term which covers all steel plate armour - which could be painted, blued or blackened to prevent corrosion, or even covered in velvet or similar fabric - "white" armour is simply a subset of the larger group of plate armour finishes.

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