AKM
E281858
The AKM is a modernized, widely produced variant of the AK-47 assault rifle, known for its reliability, simplicity, and extensive use in militaries and conflicts around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AKM canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2596898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AKM Context triple: [Soviet Ground Forces, standardServiceRifle, AKM]
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AMKC
AMKC is a large jail facility on Rikers Island in New York City, named after former Correction Commissioner Anna M. Kross.
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B.
AMTK
AMTK is the reporting mark used by Amtrak, the United States’ national passenger railroad service, to identify its locomotives and rolling stock.
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C.
KMK
KMK is the central coordinating body of Germany’s state education and cultural ministers, responsible for harmonizing policies across the federal states.
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D.
AKT
AKT is the IATA airport code for RAF Akrotiri, a Royal Air Force station and military airbase located on the island of Cyprus.
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E.
Amik
Amik is the beaver mascot created for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, symbolizing hard work and industriousness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AKM Target entity description: The AKM is a modernized, widely produced variant of the AK-47 assault rifle, known for its reliability, simplicity, and extensive use in militaries and conflicts around the world.
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A.
AMKC
AMKC is a large jail facility on Rikers Island in New York City, named after former Correction Commissioner Anna M. Kross.
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B.
AMTK
AMTK is the reporting mark used by Amtrak, the United States’ national passenger railroad service, to identify its locomotives and rolling stock.
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C.
KMK
KMK is the central coordinating body of Germany’s state education and cultural ministers, responsible for harmonizing policies across the federal states.
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D.
AKT
AKT is the IATA airport code for RAF Akrotiri, a Royal Air Force station and military airbase located on the island of Cyprus.
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E.
Amik
Amik is the beaver mascot created for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, symbolizing hard work and industriousness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
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firearm ⓘ selective-fire rifle ⓘ |
| action | gas-operated ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 415 mm ⓘ |
| bayonetMount | AK-pattern bayonet ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.62 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.62×39mm ⓘ |
| category | military small arms ⓘ |
| chambering | 7.62×39mm M43 ⓘ |
| compatibleMagazines | AK-47 magazines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designDate | 1950s ⓘ |
| designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov ⓘ |
| effectiveFiringRange | about 300–400 m ⓘ |
| fireModes |
fully automatic
ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ |
| frontSightType | hooded post ⓘ |
| grenadeLaunchingCapability | can launch rifle grenades with adapter ⓘ |
| introduced | 1959 ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | AK-47 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
low production cost
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reliability ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| licenseProduction |
China
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East Germany ⓘ Egypt ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Poland ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| magazineType | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| massEmpty | about 3.1 kg ⓘ |
| maximumRange | about 1000 m ⓘ |
| muzzleDevice | slant compensator ⓘ |
| operation | long-stroke gas piston ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 880 mm ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| rearSightType | tangent notch ⓘ |
| receiverType | stamped sheet-metal receiver ⓘ |
| replaced | AK-47 ⓘ |
| safetySelector | combined safety and fire selector lever ⓘ |
| sights | iron sights ⓘ |
| standardMagazineCapacity | 30 rounds ⓘ |
| stockMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| stockType | fixed stock ⓘ |
| successor | AK-74 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
Warsaw Pact ⓘ
surface form:
Warsaw Pact countries
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| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| widelyProduced | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AKM Description of subject: The AKM is a modernized, widely produced variant of the AK-47 assault rifle, known for its reliability, simplicity, and extensive use in militaries and conflicts around the world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.