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<p>[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1578969, member: 41665"]1,707,000 ozt = 142,300 pounds Troy = ~ 53 m.t. (metric tonnes) </p><p>The conversion <i>should </i>be from Troy weight > metric, not avoirdupois. A box with 4x400 = 1,200 ozt = 100 pounds Troy. That doesn't mean the journo got the facts right, however. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ingots came from Russia, c. 1942. What was the Soviet standard for ingots at their smelters at that time? The Russian Imperial standard was 25 Фунт (10.24 kgs), so maybe the Soviets produced 10 kgs ingots? <i>Perhaps </i>they were producing Troy Weight ingots for the British, idk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1578969, member: 41665"]1,707,000 ozt = 142,300 pounds Troy = ~ 53 m.t. (metric tonnes) The conversion [I]should [/I]be from Troy weight > metric, not avoirdupois. A box with 4x400 = 1,200 ozt = 100 pounds Troy. That doesn't mean the journo got the facts right, however. The ingots came from Russia, c. 1942. What was the Soviet standard for ingots at their smelters at that time? The Russian Imperial standard was 25 Фунт (10.24 kgs), so maybe the Soviets produced 10 kgs ingots? [I]Perhaps [/I]they were producing Troy Weight ingots for the British, idk.[/QUOTE]
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