Thread: Comparing the old with the new.

So here's my take on comparing old with new

I will start in 1873 which is when my Alexander Henry 450 was delivered to the customer who ordered it.

To the best of my ability in asking some learned gents it was likely a
( 1873 vs £ now converted to $NZ)

£30 rifle = £4000 = $8000NZ

A gun trade labourer might earn
£50 = £6700 = $14000nz

A skilled gun trade worker
£80 = £10700 = $22000nz

An engineer
£100 = £13500 = $27000nz

So for sure the guys who made the guns couldn't afford to buy them