Elephant swords

ariel · 20th November 2019, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mahratt

Kontar was equal to 2.5 pounds or 40.95 kg.

http://sainfo.ru/units/info.php?t=400215

Russian kentar was equivalent to 2.5 POODS , not pounds. Pound is 0.45 kg, ; Russian pood is 16 kg.

ariel · 20th November 2019, 05:10 PM

Fernando,
Your info re. Braccia as cubit just validates Fermi’s approach:-)
15-20 kg is a realistic number.

Personally, I like freewheeling entries. They relax the atmosphere and add some human touch. Second, quite often they turn discussions into unexpected and very productive directions: Jens quotation gave us an opportunity to quantify the size of elephant swords.

20th November 2019, 05:10 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Fernando, Your info re. Braccia as cubit just validates Fermi’s approach:-) 15-20 kg is a realistic number. Personally, I like freewheeling entries. They relax the atmosphere and add some human touch. Second, quite often they turn discussions into unexpected and very productive directions: Jens quotation gave us an opportunity to quantify the size of elephant swords. Last edited by ariel; 20th November 2019 at 05:37 PM.