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::Well, the problem is the single gun rule requires the firearm to be real and identifiable. This one has a fictional "boomstick" that ''looks like'' a flintlock blunderbuss, but was probably never a functional firearm (because really, why would it be?) [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 02:41, 1 December 2016 (EST) | ::Well, the problem is the single gun rule requires the firearm to be real and identifiable. This one has a fictional "boomstick" that ''looks like'' a flintlock blunderbuss, but was probably never a functional firearm (because really, why would it be?) [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 02:41, 1 December 2016 (EST) | ||
:::For me, it's a flintlock blunderbuss (of course, a modern reproduction), with some mock ups to make it look more fantasy. I don't know, is this gun was fired in the movie, or not (in the last case, it's non-firing prop). Also, may be useful to rename the section "boomstick" to "blunderbuss"? [[User:Pyramid Silent|Pyramid Silent]] ([[User talk:Pyramid Silent|talk]]) 11:57, 1 December 2016 (EST) | :::For me, it's a flintlock blunderbuss (of course, a modern reproduction), with some mock ups to make it look more fantasy. I don't know, is this gun was fired in the movie, or not (in the last case, it's non-firing prop). Also, may be useful to rename the section "boomstick" to "blunderbuss"? [[User:Pyramid Silent|Pyramid Silent]] ([[User talk:Pyramid Silent|talk]]) 11:57, 1 December 2016 (EST) | ||
::::I don't think a generic flintlock blunderbuss prop really warrants a page - it'd be one thing if it were clearly a real, historical firearm, but this is a completely fictional prop that probably doesn't even fire. You have to consider that | ::::I don't think a generic flintlock blunderbuss prop really warrants a page - it'd be one thing if it were clearly a real, historical firearm, but this is a completely fictional prop that probably doesn't even fire. You have to consider that IMFDb is a resource for people trying to identify guns in media they've seen, and it's very unlikely anyone is going to stumble around trying to find out what the weapon used was. The only time fictional guns really deserve a pass is if they're clearly based or built off of real guns (see [[Blade]]'s [[MAC-11]]s) or if they play a very prominent role in the film/game/show/whatever (see the [[Samaritan]] in [[Hellboy]]) - and usually only if the source already features a lot of real firearms that would qualify the page anyway. This doesn't really fit either of those. --[[User:Sergeant Simpleton|Sergeant Simpleton]] ([[User talk:Sergeant Simpleton|talk]]) 15:15, 1 December 2016 (EST) | ||
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I don't think this qualifies. Evil Tim (talk) 21:42, 30 November 2016 (EST)
- It seems to fit all of the exception criteria for a single firearm page. Certainly seems just as (if not more) eligible than some other one-gun media pages I've seen. StanTheMan (talk) 02:31, 1 December 2016 (EST)
- Well, the problem is the single gun rule requires the firearm to be real and identifiable. This one has a fictional "boomstick" that looks like a flintlock blunderbuss, but was probably never a functional firearm (because really, why would it be?) Evil Tim (talk) 02:41, 1 December 2016 (EST)
- For me, it's a flintlock blunderbuss (of course, a modern reproduction), with some mock ups to make it look more fantasy. I don't know, is this gun was fired in the movie, or not (in the last case, it's non-firing prop). Also, may be useful to rename the section "boomstick" to "blunderbuss"? Pyramid Silent (talk) 11:57, 1 December 2016 (EST)
- I don't think a generic flintlock blunderbuss prop really warrants a page - it'd be one thing if it were clearly a real, historical firearm, but this is a completely fictional prop that probably doesn't even fire. You have to consider that IMFDb is a resource for people trying to identify guns in media they've seen, and it's very unlikely anyone is going to stumble around trying to find out what the weapon used was. The only time fictional guns really deserve a pass is if they're clearly based or built off of real guns (see Blade's MAC-11s) or if they play a very prominent role in the film/game/show/whatever (see the Samaritan in Hellboy) - and usually only if the source already features a lot of real firearms that would qualify the page anyway. This doesn't really fit either of those. --Sergeant Simpleton (talk) 15:15, 1 December 2016 (EST)
- For me, it's a flintlock blunderbuss (of course, a modern reproduction), with some mock ups to make it look more fantasy. I don't know, is this gun was fired in the movie, or not (in the last case, it's non-firing prop). Also, may be useful to rename the section "boomstick" to "blunderbuss"? Pyramid Silent (talk) 11:57, 1 December 2016 (EST)
- Well, the problem is the single gun rule requires the firearm to be real and identifiable. This one has a fictional "boomstick" that looks like a flintlock blunderbuss, but was probably never a functional firearm (because really, why would it be?) Evil Tim (talk) 02:41, 1 December 2016 (EST)