Talk:M1917 revolver

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I could've sworn there was a picture of one on here. Yes, they look different. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.32.22.177 (talk) 17:30, 2 January 2007 (UTC).

I don't know, it was gone when I got here. If you can find one that's decent quality, it might add to the article. Deathbunny 18:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmm... I'm not quite sure how to set up an image, what with the copyrights and stuff. I know world.guns.ru has a picture, but it's not the best quality. I found this http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Smith_and_Wesson_Hand_Ejector_1425.jpg on the commons. It's a second-model hand ejector, only difference is that it's in .455. Might that work? 75.32.22.177 21:38, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

To be honest, I'm not sure how different the two weapons are. My suggestions are to haunt the US government history and military history pages for a shot. Perhaps Military History Institute's digital archive for an old manual you can pull a picture out of and clean up. Deathbunny 21:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, I just maybe thought that a picture of a 2nd-model hand ejector in a slightly different chambering might work. But as I said, world.guns.ru has one. The American-180 page has an image from world.guns.ru, so I could probably get permission to use their M1917 image too if I asked. 75.32.22.177 21:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

By all means, I think a picture and a little more detail on the differences might be useful. Deathbunny 01:42, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Who got rid of the picture of the S&W version?

I've put that picture here twice today. Apparently soembody really doesn't want that picture in the article It is a good picture, here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:19172.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcumpston (talk • contribs)

This seems to be the problem: M1917 revolver‎; 22:28 . . (-92) . . Asams10 (Talk | contribs) (rv: again, please look at how you're supposed to put a picture in and reinsert it if you please.)'' Apparently my methodology and not the picture offended an expert. If anyone wants this picture in the article, by all means, have at it. It seems to fit very nicely with what several people discussing this article have requested. It is a clear picture of a Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector Model 1917 with a serial number that places its manufacture. According to Supica and Nahas, prior to April 1918. the picture contains stacked half moon clips loded with .45 auto ball cartridges and a couple of the .45 Auto Rim cartridges developed to allow case ejection without using the loaded clips. Not being a "wikipedian," I'm not conversant with the finer points of constructing one of these articles. I have learned that some contributors do not mind formating these contributions in the interest of actually improving a given article. --Mcumpston (talk) 00:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

LWF fixed it. I believe that makes it bullet proof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcumpston (talk • contribs)

Did my comments make it look like I was questioning the good faith of your edits? If so, I'm sorry if you got that impression. You're getting awful defensive, these were intended as healthy nudges to learn how to do it. You seemed to have been able to insert pictures properly in another article. Just copy the format of pictures in other articles and, please, WP:Assume Good Faith. --Asams10 (talk) 12:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)