Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Petard

Original - Illustration of a petard from a seventeenth century sketchbook of military designs.

Reason: A petard was an explosive device that used gunpowder to force open gates and doors. Period illustration shows a petard being lit at top, with component parts at bottom. Restored version of File:Petardsketch.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: Petard
Creator: anonymous

Support as nominator --Durova⁴¹² 20:37, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support GerardM (talk) 05:52, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can see the components, I can see the men, but the detail is too poor/small/dark to see how they all fit together... especially the first two components - can't see how they are used at all... There also seems to be a plank of wood horizontally which the "bucket" part is fixed, yet this is not included in the components... Sorry, historic and all that, but not very good ev... Gazhiley (talk) 12:07, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The second component is a gunpowder horn. The first appears to be a cross section of the metal support frame for the exploding canister. Durova⁴¹² 15:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'd think it is a crossection of the canister itself. The two eyes where the suspension is attached are visible. Image annotation can be used on commons to enhance the image. --Dschwen 16:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Gazhiley. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 13:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, when I saw the thumb and description I really wanted to support because it is such a neat and original find. But Gazhiley has a point. --Dschwen 15:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:50, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]