Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Firearms

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Firearms AfD

Makrykano M1943

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Draftified once already, then moved back to main space a few days ago by article creator. A WP:BEFORE search turns up no coverage of this weapon in reliable sources, just blogs, social media and fandom, and I can find no reliable means to verify that it ever existed. A merge to Chropei would be an adequate alternative to deletion, if we could find just one reliable source verifying that it's not a hoax. Wikishovel (talk) 16:47, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Military, and Greece. Wikishovel (talk) 16:47, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: If I had to guess, I'd say the image originates from this ancient looking webpage from the Athens War Museum, as that's what the Youtube video credits. The image was presumably next to the text "Α-Τ Πυροβόλο 1943 (Μ. Βρετανία)", but the original may well have been lost to time. Quite how the YouTube content creator got the romanised name Makrykano, I wont speculate. My point is, that I don't think its a total hoax - but I'm not holding out for finding a great source either. -- D'n'B-📞 -- 18:04, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Colt MARS

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Tagged for notability for over a decade. -- Beland (talk) 10:37, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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.375 Winchester

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Tagged for notability for almost 2 years. -- Beland (talk) 10:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - useful reference page for the calibre with the relevant standards and load data referenced - limited use outside of a specialist community but still valuable data to retain as the ammo and rifles remain in use. 147.161.216.202 (talk) 20:21, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

.56-56 Spencer

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Tagged for notability, thin on sources since 2013. -- Beland (talk) 10:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep We should not delete on the absence of citations in one version of the article, but as to whether such sources exist or not. Although clearly a dead-end in firearms design, the Spencer rifle and its cartridge was historically important (arguably of course, given that this is a firearms topic) as the first self-contained metallic cartridge for a repeating rifle. Even with such argument as to whether the Henry or the Spencer came first, and what the definition of 'first' is as to workability, this was clearly an important weapon and thousands of them were used in the Civil War. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:03, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
agree - keep- the spencer carbine is a historically important firearm 147.161.216.202 (talk) 20:22, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

.22 BR Remington

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Tagged for notability, thin on sources. -- Beland (talk) 10:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Verifiability TYPEINFO (talk) 16:45, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum

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Tagged for notability, sounds a bit promotional. -- Beland (talk) 10:23, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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like a lot of these you have tagged [Beland] - it's a reference article taken from the manufacturer published data - often with these there is no other reference material - taking them off Wikipedia will just make this info even harder to find for enthusiasts and researchers 147.161.216.202 (talk) 20:25, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

.32 Remington

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Tagged for notability for a year. -- Beland (talk) 10:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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.25 Winchester Super Short Magnum

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Tagged for notability for 2 years. -- Beland (talk) 10:20, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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.348 Winchester

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Tagged for notability for 2.5 years. -- Beland (talk) 10:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Drive-by 'notability' tagging by an editor with no other involvement in the article is no reason to delete an article on a clear topic with multiple sources. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:09, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Firearms Proposed deletions

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