DVD Drive Module, Identify?

I got one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-POWERBOOK-G3-4X-DVD-ROM-DRIVE-MODEL-SR-8173-C_W0QQitem Z130018660882QQihZ003QQcategoryZ31565QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
on eBay, for my Lombard, because it said G3 and I could see it wasn't the one for a Wallstreet. But it doesn't fit. When I emailed the seller, he said he got these and was told they would fit a Powerbook G3 so that's what he listed.
On the back it says 4x dvd-rom drive. On the side with the yellow sticker it says manufactured: December 1999 and model number among other things.
Does anybody recognize it?
Mac OS X (10.4.3)

From what I understand, the Wallstreet is indeed fatter (I have a couple) but the drive modules for the Lombard and Pismo are interchangeable, a drive for the Lombard will fit a Pismo, a battery for the Pismo is also for the Lombard, etc. The Wallstreet's DVD drive module is just rectangular, the one for the Lombard/Pismo has an irregular polygon shape, which is why from the picture, I concluded that must be the one I could use on a Lombard.
**Sure those weren't named after Carole Lombard and the Pismo clam?**:)

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