Triple

T11429840
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Springfield Armory E270849 entity
Predicate produced P490 FINISHED
Object Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle
The Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle is a single-shot, breech-loading U.S. military service rifle that became the standard infantry arm after the Civil War and is notable for its hinged "trapdoor" loading mechanism.
E927023 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle | Statement: [Springfield Armory, produced, Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle
Context triple: [Springfield Armory, produced, Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle]
  • A. Springfield Model 1866 rifle
    The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.
  • B. Winchester Model 1873 rifle
    The Winchester Model 1873 rifle is a famous lever-action repeating rifle, often called “The Gun that Won the West” for its widespread use in the American frontier era.
  • C. Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket
    The Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket was a .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading infantry firearm widely used by Union forces during the American Civil War and noted for its improved design and reliability over earlier Springfield models.
  • D. Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket
    The Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket was the primary percussion rifle used by Union forces during the American Civil War and one of the most widely produced and influential military firearms of its era.
  • E. Sharps rifle
    The Sharps rifle is a 19th-century American single-shot, breech-loading firearm renowned for its long-range accuracy and extensive use by buffalo hunters and marksmen on the Western frontier.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle
Triple: [Springfield Armory, produced, Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle]
Generated description
The Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle is a single-shot, breech-loading U.S. military service rifle that became the standard infantry arm after the Civil War and is notable for its hinged "trapdoor" loading mechanism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle
Target entity description: The Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle is a single-shot, breech-loading U.S. military service rifle that became the standard infantry arm after the Civil War and is notable for its hinged "trapdoor" loading mechanism.
  • A. Springfield Model 1866 rifle
    The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.
  • B. Winchester Model 1873 rifle
    The Winchester Model 1873 rifle is a famous lever-action repeating rifle, often called “The Gun that Won the West” for its widespread use in the American frontier era.
  • C. Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket
    The Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket was a .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading infantry firearm widely used by Union forces during the American Civil War and noted for its improved design and reliability over earlier Springfield models.
  • D. Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket
    The Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket was the primary percussion rifle used by Union forces during the American Civil War and one of the most widely produced and influential military firearms of its era.
  • E. Sharps rifle
    The Sharps rifle is a 19th-century American single-shot, breech-loading firearm renowned for its long-range accuracy and extensive use by buffalo hunters and marksmen on the Western frontier.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d806c1bfb881909720c74fe0fa837f completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e5e8e371948190a37609aad75a4bfd completed April 20, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e5f1557e9c8190b53ce391793b2c7f completed April 20, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e5f863bf7c81908969ed0a5b99f032 completed April 20, 2026, 9:56 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.