A double handed sword

shayde78 · 14th October 2022, 02:26 AM

I knew there was a note in the book regarding prices, but couldn't locate it yesterday. See the attached picture.

In 1967, the conversion was 1:1 (1920 marks to 1967 dollars)

Per this website ( https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1967 )
$100 dollars in 1967 is worth $888 in 2022.
So, 100 marks in the book is worth 888 modern dollars.

francantolin · 21st October 2022, 02:54 PM

Hello all,

Interesting sites about Zweihander swords - Spadone swords and how they were used even on boat attack,
Lepanto battle...

all in italian...

https://zweilawyer.com/2010/02/06/zweihander/

https://zweilawyer.com/2019/08/29/sp...el-xvi-secolo/

https://medievaleggiando.it/lo-spado...-rinascimento/

NeilUK · 22nd October 2022, 11:45 AM

Congratulations and thanks to Francantolin for finding and providing links to these magazine articles, especially as the first and third refer to my own published work on two-handed swords (I don't like the term Zweihander in an English language account because it is German and we have a perfectly good English term and also it is a modern, not a historical, term). The first article refers to a piece I wrote in November 1983, which is now a bit out of date, and uses some of my material. The third directs the reader to my book, originally published in England in 2018, though the reference is to an edition published in India (!!). The second article is most interesting for me as it deals in detail with the two-hander being used on board ship. I do mention this unusual aspect in my book but not in such detail. In case anyone is interested enough to look for my book its title is The Two-Handed Sword, History Design and Use published by Pen and Sword. Over 200 pages, over 100 illustrations most in colour.
Neil Melville

Dmitry · 22nd October 2022, 12:36 PM

I want to warn against taking sandpaper to remove rust. To me, the result looks aggressively over-cleaned. I would try gentler methods first.

14th October 2022, 02:26 AM	#1
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	I knew there was a note in the book regarding prices, but couldn't locate it yesterday. See the attached picture. In 1967, the conversion was 1:1 (1920 marks to 1967 dollars) Per this website ( https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1967 ) $100 dollars in 1967 is worth $888 in 2022. So, 100 marks in the book is worth 888 modern dollars. Attached Images

21st October 2022, 02:54 PM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello all, Interesting sites about Zweihander swords - Spadone swords and how they were used even on boat attack, Lepanto battle... all in italian... https://zweilawyer.com/2010/02/06/zweihander/ https://zweilawyer.com/2019/08/29/sp...el-xvi-secolo/ https://medievaleggiando.it/lo-spado...-rinascimento/

22nd October 2022, 11:45 AM	#3
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	Congratulations and thanks to Francantolin for finding and providing links to these magazine articles, especially as the first and third refer to my own published work on two-handed swords (I don't like the term Zweihander in an English language account because it is German and we have a perfectly good English term and also it is a modern, not a historical, term). The first article refers to a piece I wrote in November 1983, which is now a bit out of date, and uses some of my material. The third directs the reader to my book, originally published in England in 2018, though the reference is to an edition published in India (!!). The second article is most interesting for me as it deals in detail with the two-hander being used on board ship. I do mention this unusual aspect in my book but not in such detail. In case anyone is interested enough to look for my book its title is The Two-Handed Sword, History Design and Use published by Pen and Sword. Over 200 pages, over 100 illustrations most in colour. Neil Melville

22nd October 2022, 12:36 PM	#4
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	I want to warn against taking sandpaper to remove rust. To me, the result looks aggressively over-cleaned. I would try gentler methods first.