This is a
WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
|
Welcome to the Firearms WikiProject, a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Firearms.
(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).
This section contains an
essay on
style, consisting of the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This section contains an
essay on
article content, consisting of the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how the
content policies may be interpreted within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
The names of firearm articles should start with the proper name of the manufacturer, followed by the firearm's name. Examples of this policy are Heckler & Koch MP7 instead of MP7 or Smith & Wesson Model 1006 instead of S&W Model 1006. Exceptions to this are firearms named with military designations such as M16 rifle or AK-47. See WP:WEAPON#Naming conventions for the guideline on naming military firearms.
Firearm articles should be structured largely along the following guidelines (consistent with guidelines contained in WP:MILGUN for military weapons):
Non-firearm articles associated with WikiProject Firearms should generally follow the structure guidelines that are already associated with the appropriate type of article, such as constitutional law articles, jurisprudence articles, chemistry articles, and other categories of articles that often overlap with WikiProject Firearms.
The goal of WikiProject Firearms for articles tagged with the project's banner is to improve the firearms related content, such as improving the accuracy of articles vs. misconceptions that often arise due to pop-culture fiction, movie physics, and similar non-factual beliefs. In general, WikiProject Firearms goals are to work on improving the quality of project-tagged articles without imposing WikiProject Firearms guidelines as mandates.
Appearances of firearms in popular culture should only be listed if they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. The depictions themselves (films, TV shows, video games, comic books, novels, etc) are primary sources and are insufficient for inclusion. Video games frequently depict firearms unrealistically and their use is rarely covered in secondary sources. For that reason unsourced entries concerning video games should be deleted without requesting a source first. Replicas, such as Airsoft and toys, are not notable to firearm articles unless they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. Where sources are available, popular culture appearances should receive coverage appropriate to their significance to the subject of the article; as per WP:UNDUE. The material should explain the subject's impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances. See WP:MILPOP for the guidelines pertaining to military history, excluding firearms. Examples of good content include .44 Magnum and Mauser C96.
In order for criminal use to be notable enough for inclusion in the article on the gun used, it should meet some criteria. For instance, legislation being passed as a result of the gun's usage (ex. ban on mail-order of firearms after use of the Carcano in JFK's assassination) or if its notoriety is greatly increased (ex. the Intratec TEC-DC9 became infamous as a direct result of Columbine). This is determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with WP:UNDUE. As per WP:UNDUE, "Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources."
Variants of a model of a firearm such as folding/ telescoping stock variants, target versions, variants chambered in a new caliber, compact/ carbine variants, models covered by the same factory-issued users manual generally should not receive their own article. Instead, use a section for the variant in the parent firearm's article or consolidate it into a table or the text. The exception to this is where significant amounts of design and/or history would be lost by merging. An example of this is the M4 Carbine. Despite the fact that the M4 Carbine is only a carbine version of the M16A2 and its internal components are completely interchangeable with those of the M16 rifle, the M4's development history is significantly different, qualifying it for its own article.
When listing users of a certain weapon, only include users that have a citation to go with them. This citation must specifically say that the force, unit, or notable individual in question uses the weapon. That is to say a photograph of someone holding what appears to be the weapon does not qualify as a reference.
Cite as much information as possible. This way the articles will have more credibility. Extraordinary claims require citations from very reliable sources. If you don't want something you have added to be deleted, cite a reliable source, assuming the source supports your statement.
If you find anything that really needs to be on the list, just add it to the list. Be sure to say what you are adding in your edit summary, with wikilink to the article. When someone has completed the task, that person should cross out the article from the list, and if everyone agrees, it should be removed from the list two or three days after being crossed out (note: this doesn't include requests, once an article is created it should be removed completely or moved to one of the categories as needed).
For articles marked as "needing attention" see Category:Firearms_articles_needing_attention
When adding entries to the list, please do so in alphabetical order.
These are worklists based off Wikidata queries using Listeria.
Please feel free to add yourself here in alphabetical order, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
This is a list of people who are members of the project but haven't edited Wikipedia for a year. If you find your name on this list, feel free to move it back to the list of active participants when you return to editing.
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot ( talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{ WikiProject Firearms}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Please feel free to list your new Firearms-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the
Did you know? box the
Main Page.
Redirects for discussion
Requested moves
Articles to be merged
Articles to be split
Add any articles that are up for merger in this section, newest at the top. When the merger discussion is concluded please remove it.
Add any articles that are up for deletion in this
list, newest at the top. When the AfD is concluded, please remove it.
Add any articles that request comments in this section, newest at the top. When the RfC is concluded, please remove it.
Add any cases that request comments related to this Firearms WikiProject in this section, newest at the top. When the ArbCom decision occurs, of whether or not the case is taken, please remove the link below.
Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun_control
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in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless they actually are currently designated as such.Label | Criteria | Process for rating | Example |
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FA | Reserved exclusively for articles that have received " Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. | Follow the instructions on the Featured article candidates page. | M249 light machine gun as of November 2019 |
A | Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length that suitably covers the subject, with a well-written introduction and an appropriate series of headings to break up the content. Sufficient external literature references should be provided from (preferably) reliable third-party sources. Any third-party sources should have a solid reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Should be well illustrated when appropriate and have no copyright problems. Any article be considered for featured article candidacy should be an A-Class article before being submitted for FA status. | Follow the instructions on the project's A-Class review page. | |
GA | The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. | Follow the instructions on the Good article candidates page. | FN P90 as of November 2019 |
B | The article has been reviewed by an editor and accepted to meet the following criteria:
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Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. The proper banner filed should be filled out when assigning this rating. | Lahti L-35 as of November 2019 |
C | The article is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance, or flow; or contain policy violations, such as bias or original research. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Heckler & Koch HK21 as of November 2019 |
Start | The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack one or more key elements. For example, a Start-Class article may have much useful content but lack:
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Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | PP-2000 as of November 2019 |
Stub | The article is very short and lacks a great deal of information, or the information is incoherent or severely disorganized. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Beretta 1200 FP as of November 2019 |
Deferred | Quality ratings on this article are deferred to other projects covering the article. | Any editor can assign this rating. This rating should be used sparingly and only be used when project coverage is completely redundant. | Nighthawk Custom as of September 2009 |
NA | Is not an article, and fits no other classification. | Any editor can assign this rating. Care should be taken to not assign this rating to articles, but only non-article pages such as project pages and templates. | Vickers light machine gun as of November 2019 |
Importance of the article to WikiProject Firearms, regardless of its quality. Any editor with knowledge of the subject can assign ratings following these guidelines. Articles may be assessed higher than these guidelines after reaching consensus on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Firearms.
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The Firearms WikiProject's Peer Review process is an informal process aimed are gathering ideas for further improving a given article. You can submit an article for peer review via the project's Peer review page.
The Firearms WikiProject's A-Class review process is a more formal process for determining if an article, as viewed by the project, meets featured article criteria. Articles successfully passing A-Class review typically soon become featured article candidates. You can submit an article for A-Class review via the project's A-Class review page.
Firearms articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 1 | 1 | |||||
GA | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |||
B | 4 | 16 | 17 | 80 | 1 | 118 | |
C | 30 | 67 | 95 | 496 | 12 | 700 | |
Start | 26 | 66 | 230 | 2,520 | 41 | 2,883 | |
Stub | 3 | 9 | 89 | 1,694 | 38 | 1,833 | |
List | 5 | 121 | 4 | 130 | |||
Category | 1 | 2,723 | 2,724 | ||||
Redirect | 1 | 4 | 59 | 670 | 734 | ||
NA | 1 | 394 | 2 | 397 | |||
Assessed | 64 | 161 | 446 | 4,988 | 3,787 | 98 | 9,544 |
Unassessed | 9 | 189 | 198 | ||||
Total | 64 | 161 | 446 | 4,997 | 3,787 | 287 | 9,742 |
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 28,615 | Ω = 5.15 |
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The {{
User WP Guns Member}} userbox can be added to the user page of anyone becoming a member of the project. The userbox is configurable for several different optional colors and layouts. Specifying only {{
User WP Guns Member}} without options displays the default userbox shown first in the table on the right.
{{User WP Guns Member |color= |layout= }}
Parameters:
The template {{
WPGUNSMEMBER2}} yields the following.
I am a member of the Firearms WikiProject, a project devoted to the improvement of firearms coverage on Wikipedia with an emphasis on civilian firearms. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. |
The template {{
WPGUNSMEMBER3}} gives:
I am a member of the Firearms WikiProject, a project devoted to the improvement of firearms and ammunition coverage on Wikipedia. I understand that a personal firearm is, at the same time, a Weapon, Tool, Machine, and a Work of Art. |
Alternate userbox {{
User:AliveFreeHappy/userbox/cartridge}} gives:
This user is a member of WikiProject Firearms ( TODO) |
{{
The Firearms Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~}}
—an award placed at another users talk page for improving
Firearm-related articles.
The Firearms Barnstar | ||
{{{1}}} |
This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
The {{ WikiProject Firearms}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of any article within the scope of the project. All parameters listed below are optional, however the article should at least be given a class rating.
{{WikiProject Firearms
|class=
|importance=
|attention=
|needs-infobox=
|needs-image=
|A-Class=
|listas=
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General parameters:
Click on "►" below to display subcategories: |
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This is a
WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
|
Welcome to the Firearms WikiProject, a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Firearms.
(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).
This section contains an
essay on
style, consisting of the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This section contains an
essay on
article content, consisting of the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how the
content policies may be interpreted within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
The names of firearm articles should start with the proper name of the manufacturer, followed by the firearm's name. Examples of this policy are Heckler & Koch MP7 instead of MP7 or Smith & Wesson Model 1006 instead of S&W Model 1006. Exceptions to this are firearms named with military designations such as M16 rifle or AK-47. See WP:WEAPON#Naming conventions for the guideline on naming military firearms.
Firearm articles should be structured largely along the following guidelines (consistent with guidelines contained in WP:MILGUN for military weapons):
Non-firearm articles associated with WikiProject Firearms should generally follow the structure guidelines that are already associated with the appropriate type of article, such as constitutional law articles, jurisprudence articles, chemistry articles, and other categories of articles that often overlap with WikiProject Firearms.
The goal of WikiProject Firearms for articles tagged with the project's banner is to improve the firearms related content, such as improving the accuracy of articles vs. misconceptions that often arise due to pop-culture fiction, movie physics, and similar non-factual beliefs. In general, WikiProject Firearms goals are to work on improving the quality of project-tagged articles without imposing WikiProject Firearms guidelines as mandates.
Appearances of firearms in popular culture should only be listed if they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. The depictions themselves (films, TV shows, video games, comic books, novels, etc) are primary sources and are insufficient for inclusion. Video games frequently depict firearms unrealistically and their use is rarely covered in secondary sources. For that reason unsourced entries concerning video games should be deleted without requesting a source first. Replicas, such as Airsoft and toys, are not notable to firearm articles unless they have been discussed in reliable secondary sources. Where sources are available, popular culture appearances should receive coverage appropriate to their significance to the subject of the article; as per WP:UNDUE. The material should explain the subject's impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances. See WP:MILPOP for the guidelines pertaining to military history, excluding firearms. Examples of good content include .44 Magnum and Mauser C96.
In order for criminal use to be notable enough for inclusion in the article on the gun used, it should meet some criteria. For instance, legislation being passed as a result of the gun's usage (ex. ban on mail-order of firearms after use of the Carcano in JFK's assassination) or if its notoriety is greatly increased (ex. the Intratec TEC-DC9 became infamous as a direct result of Columbine). This is determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with WP:UNDUE. As per WP:UNDUE, "Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources."
Variants of a model of a firearm such as folding/ telescoping stock variants, target versions, variants chambered in a new caliber, compact/ carbine variants, models covered by the same factory-issued users manual generally should not receive their own article. Instead, use a section for the variant in the parent firearm's article or consolidate it into a table or the text. The exception to this is where significant amounts of design and/or history would be lost by merging. An example of this is the M4 Carbine. Despite the fact that the M4 Carbine is only a carbine version of the M16A2 and its internal components are completely interchangeable with those of the M16 rifle, the M4's development history is significantly different, qualifying it for its own article.
When listing users of a certain weapon, only include users that have a citation to go with them. This citation must specifically say that the force, unit, or notable individual in question uses the weapon. That is to say a photograph of someone holding what appears to be the weapon does not qualify as a reference.
Cite as much information as possible. This way the articles will have more credibility. Extraordinary claims require citations from very reliable sources. If you don't want something you have added to be deleted, cite a reliable source, assuming the source supports your statement.
If you find anything that really needs to be on the list, just add it to the list. Be sure to say what you are adding in your edit summary, with wikilink to the article. When someone has completed the task, that person should cross out the article from the list, and if everyone agrees, it should be removed from the list two or three days after being crossed out (note: this doesn't include requests, once an article is created it should be removed completely or moved to one of the categories as needed).
For articles marked as "needing attention" see Category:Firearms_articles_needing_attention
When adding entries to the list, please do so in alphabetical order.
To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Firearms:
|
These are worklists based off Wikidata queries using Listeria.
Please feel free to add yourself here in alphabetical order, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
This is a list of people who are members of the project but haven't edited Wikipedia for a year. If you find your name on this list, feel free to move it back to the list of active participants when you return to editing.
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot ( talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{ WikiProject Firearms}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Please feel free to list your new Firearms-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the
Did you know? box the
Main Page.
Redirects for discussion
Requested moves
Articles to be merged
Articles to be split
Add any articles that are up for merger in this section, newest at the top. When the merger discussion is concluded please remove it.
Add any articles that are up for deletion in this
list, newest at the top. When the AfD is concluded, please remove it.
Add any articles that request comments in this section, newest at the top. When the RfC is concluded, please remove it.
Add any cases that request comments related to this Firearms WikiProject in this section, newest at the top. When the ArbCom decision occurs, of whether or not the case is taken, please remove the link below.
Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun_control
|class=B
in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless they actually are currently designated as such.Label | Criteria | Process for rating | Example |
---|---|---|---|
FA | Reserved exclusively for articles that have received " Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. | Follow the instructions on the Featured article candidates page. | M249 light machine gun as of November 2019 |
A | Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length that suitably covers the subject, with a well-written introduction and an appropriate series of headings to break up the content. Sufficient external literature references should be provided from (preferably) reliable third-party sources. Any third-party sources should have a solid reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Should be well illustrated when appropriate and have no copyright problems. Any article be considered for featured article candidacy should be an A-Class article before being submitted for FA status. | Follow the instructions on the project's A-Class review page. | |
GA | The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. | Follow the instructions on the Good article candidates page. | FN P90 as of November 2019 |
B | The article has been reviewed by an editor and accepted to meet the following criteria:
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Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. The proper banner filed should be filled out when assigning this rating. | Lahti L-35 as of November 2019 |
C | The article is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance, or flow; or contain policy violations, such as bias or original research. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Heckler & Koch HK21 as of November 2019 |
Start | The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack one or more key elements. For example, a Start-Class article may have much useful content but lack:
|
Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | PP-2000 as of November 2019 |
Stub | The article is very short and lacks a great deal of information, or the information is incoherent or severely disorganized. | Any editor can assign this rating after having reviewed the article as per the previously mentioned guidelines. | Beretta 1200 FP as of November 2019 |
Deferred | Quality ratings on this article are deferred to other projects covering the article. | Any editor can assign this rating. This rating should be used sparingly and only be used when project coverage is completely redundant. | Nighthawk Custom as of September 2009 |
NA | Is not an article, and fits no other classification. | Any editor can assign this rating. Care should be taken to not assign this rating to articles, but only non-article pages such as project pages and templates. | Vickers light machine gun as of November 2019 |
Importance of the article to WikiProject Firearms, regardless of its quality. Any editor with knowledge of the subject can assign ratings following these guidelines. Articles may be assessed higher than these guidelines after reaching consensus on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Firearms.
Label | Criteria | Example |
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Top |
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High |
|
|
Mid |
|
|
Low |
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The Firearms WikiProject's Peer Review process is an informal process aimed are gathering ideas for further improving a given article. You can submit an article for peer review via the project's Peer review page.
The Firearms WikiProject's A-Class review process is a more formal process for determining if an article, as viewed by the project, meets featured article criteria. Articles successfully passing A-Class review typically soon become featured article candidates. You can submit an article for A-Class review via the project's A-Class review page.
Firearms articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 1 | 1 | |||||
GA | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 | |||
B | 4 | 16 | 17 | 80 | 1 | 118 | |
C | 30 | 67 | 95 | 496 | 12 | 700 | |
Start | 26 | 66 | 230 | 2,520 | 41 | 2,883 | |
Stub | 3 | 9 | 89 | 1,694 | 38 | 1,833 | |
List | 5 | 121 | 4 | 130 | |||
Category | 1 | 2,723 | 2,724 | ||||
Redirect | 1 | 4 | 59 | 670 | 734 | ||
NA | 1 | 394 | 2 | 397 | |||
Assessed | 64 | 161 | 446 | 4,988 | 3,787 | 98 | 9,544 |
Unassessed | 9 | 189 | 198 | ||||
Total | 64 | 161 | 446 | 4,997 | 3,787 | 287 | 9,742 |
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 28,615 | Ω = 5.15 |
Userbox Styles | |||
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1. |
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2. |
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3. |
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4. |
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5. |
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6. |
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7. |
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The {{
User WP Guns Member}} userbox can be added to the user page of anyone becoming a member of the project. The userbox is configurable for several different optional colors and layouts. Specifying only {{
User WP Guns Member}} without options displays the default userbox shown first in the table on the right.
{{User WP Guns Member |color= |layout= }}
Parameters:
The template {{
WPGUNSMEMBER2}} yields the following.
I am a member of the Firearms WikiProject, a project devoted to the improvement of firearms coverage on Wikipedia with an emphasis on civilian firearms. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. |
The template {{
WPGUNSMEMBER3}} gives:
I am a member of the Firearms WikiProject, a project devoted to the improvement of firearms and ammunition coverage on Wikipedia. I understand that a personal firearm is, at the same time, a Weapon, Tool, Machine, and a Work of Art. |
Alternate userbox {{
User:AliveFreeHappy/userbox/cartridge}} gives:
This user is a member of WikiProject Firearms ( TODO) |
{{
The Firearms Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~}}
—an award placed at another users talk page for improving
Firearm-related articles.
The Firearms Barnstar | ||
{{{1}}} |
This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
The {{ WikiProject Firearms}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of any article within the scope of the project. All parameters listed below are optional, however the article should at least be given a class rating.
{{WikiProject Firearms
|class=
|importance=
|attention=
|needs-infobox=
|needs-image=
|A-Class=
|listas=
}}
General parameters:
Click on "►" below to display subcategories: |
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Click on "►" below to display subcategories: |
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