Berdan rifle
E87031
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berdan No.2 rifle | 2 |
| Berdan rifle canonical | 2 |
| Berdan No.1 rifle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T689069 — 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.
Target entity: Berdan rifle Context triple: [Imperial Russian Army, usedEquipment, Berdan rifle]
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A.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Type 38 rifle
The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
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E.
Beretta M1934 pistol
The Beretta M1934 pistol is an Italian semi-automatic handgun widely used in the mid-20th century, notably as the firearm employed in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Berdan rifle Target entity description: The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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A.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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C.
Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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D.
Type 38 rifle
The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
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E.
Beretta M1934 pistol
The Beretta M1934 pistol is an Italian semi-automatic handgun widely used in the mid-20th century, notably as the firearm employed in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bolt-action rifle
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military rifle ⓘ service rifle ⓘ single-shot rifle ⓘ |
| action | bolt action ⓘ |
| adoptedAs | standard infantry weapon ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| alsoUsedBy |
Bulgaria
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Ethiopia ⓘ Russian militia units ⓘ Russian reserve units ⓘ Serbia ⓘ various Balkan states ⓘ |
| Berdan No.1 rifle | first model adopted by Russia ⓘ |
| Berdan No.2 rifle | improved model with bolt action ⓘ |
| caliber | 10.75 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 10.75×58mmR Berdan ⓘ |
| category | Imperial Russian Army equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfService | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| designedFor | black powder cartridge ⓘ |
| designer | Hiram Berdan ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| feedSystem | single-shot ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | centerfire ⓘ |
| firingMode | single-shot ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Berdan rifle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Berdan No.1 rifle
Berdan rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Berdan No.2 rifle
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| historicalRole | main Russian service rifle before Mosin–Nagant ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
robust construction for mass conscript army
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strong simple bolt design ⓘ |
| numberOfVariants | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Russian Army infantry ⓘ |
| primaryVariantInService |
Berdan rifle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Berdan No.2 rifle
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| productionPeriod |
1870s
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1880s ⓘ |
| replaced | Krnka rifle ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mosin–Nagant rifle ⓘ |
| rifling | 4-groove rifling ⓘ |
| sights | iron sights ⓘ |
| typicalBarrelLength | about 0.73 m ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity | about 430 m/s ⓘ |
| typicalOverallLength | about 1.35 m ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Russo-Japanese War
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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
World War I ⓘ |
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Subject: Berdan rifle Description of subject: The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
Referenced by (5)
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