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cylinder

rotating cylindrical part of a revolver containing multiple chambers, each of which is capable of holding a single cartridge
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cylinder

Summary

cylinder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cylinder's image is recorded as Colt Python IMG 6785.jpg[2].
  • cylinder's image is recorded as Revolver, percussion (AM 1959.8.1-53).jpg[3].
  • cylinder's subclass of is recorded as firearm component[4].
  • cylinder's part of is recorded as revolver[5].
  • cylinder's Commons category is recorded as Cylinder (firearms)[6].
  • cylinder's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qqplx[7].
  • cylinder's has part is recorded as chamber[8].

Why It Matters

cylinder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[1] cylinder has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] cylinder is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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