What is wrong with this picture? Literally.

[Yendor 1]

When you spot it, don’t post the answer just yet.

But how long did it take you?

 

[Glenn R. McMannly]

The flutes appear full length on the cylinder. Or the rather is on the wrong end.

 

[mckenney99]

A couple things immediately jump out.

 

[sparkyvega]

Yup, "full length" flutes and missing extractor. LOL!

 

[DT75]

No extractor and 6 ratchet teeth on a 5-shot cylinder.

Must admit that I did not catch the full length/wrong end flutes until reading the above posts...

 

[LVSteve]

Must have come out of a British Leyland factory in the mid-70s.

 

[mikerjf]

No extractor? They’re missing most of the gun!

 

[kb1903]

When you spot it, don’t post the answer just yet.

But how long did it take you?

about 2 seconds

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Artistic license at work, boys. Nothing more.

John

 

[robertrwalsh]

Nothing wrong. It is from a Polish Smithinski and Wessonowski revolver. They are fairly rare so I can understand you didn't recognize it.

 

[pasound]

Possibly a prototype cylinder for one of these...

 

[Phenix]

When you spot it, don’t post the answer just yet.

But how long did it take you?

Whoever set up the picture didn’t know much about guns.

 

[max503]

I didn't catch the full-length flutes part either.

Heck. Just knock the empties out with a pencil.

 

[sceva]

add that the other chambers are as large as the rim dia of the cartridge

 

[Yendor 1]

That’s one book you can judge by the cover.
I got about 50 pages into it, and just couldn’t go on.

 

[Alk8944]

That is not a photograph, it is AI generated! The artist simply knows nothing about the mechanism of a S&W revolver! Flutes, too many ratchet lugs, lugs wrong shape, cartridge loaded in front of cylinder, ratchet on front of cylinder, no extractor. Why would the cylinder be pictured without the rest of the gun!Anything else? Artistic license be damned, plain stupidity!

 

[duke2002]

They based the 37 magnum off that cartridge. They were chsmbered in a 17 shot revolvers used exclusively for movies. Threaded barrel of course for a supressor that sounded like a dart gun.

 

[vetz76]

Years ago I called on a guy of Polish descent who had one like this on his desk, it was a comical commentary on the Polish people according to him.

 

[Phenix]

When you spot it, don’t post the answer just yet.

But how long did it take you?

AI ?

 

[richrd]

Rather rare smithinsky and wessonvitch. This particular gun was only
fired 5 shots.

 

[Cartwright Jones]

When you spot it, don’t post the answer just yet.

But how long did it take you?

Cartridge is inserted in the wrong end.