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The result was keep. Though if the nomination wants to consider making something like List of improvised firearms to merge these articles to, that is a separate issue that does not need to be resolved at AFD. -- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 02:07, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Galkatas[edit]

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This stub, along with several others, really belong together in Improvised firearm Anmccaff (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Firearms-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:47, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:47, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - Galkatas definitely meets GNG - sources are evident in a BEFORE (which are absent in the low quality article). The question here really is about merging to improvised firearm while leaving a redirect to the section there. Paltik, Galkatas, and Improvised firearm (which seems to be focused on the really improvised side as opposed to more organized low-scale production by blacksmiths and metal shops) all need improvement. I'm undecided beyond this not being a delete (so keep or merge).Icewhiz (talk) 13:29, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Meets GNG. Has characteristics that are separate from other metal shop production run in other areas of the world. Was used in Sri Lankan conflicts. improvised firearm is a poor merge target as it focuses on truly improvised weapons and not weapons produced by gunsmiths at metal shops. If we have an article on every Colt and Carl Gustav model, we can have an article on a notable regional weapon industry.Icewhiz (talk) 06:45, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. As mentioned by Icewhiz, this passes the GNG. It might or might not be merged later, but for now, keep it should be. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:36, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment the problem I see with this and similar articles is they will tend to develop separately -needlessly, and as POV Forks. Contemporary firearms range from open large scale manufacture down to clandestine individual production, with a wide range of expertise as well. This is, so to speak, a three-dimensional model, not a binary split. Anmccaff (talk) 03:52, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete, this is simply the Sri Lankan word for home made gun. It is not a recognized English language term and has no meaning outside was the Sri Lanka.--RAF910 (talk) 19:19, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per Icewhiz passes WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:19, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.