Triple

T7684694
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket E174084 entity
Predicate successor P78 FINISHED
Object 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.
E682126 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 1863 rifle-musket | Statement: [Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket, successor, Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket
Context triple: [Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket, successor, Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket
    The Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket was a .58 caliber, percussion, rifled long arm used by the U.S. military in the mid-19th century and is notable as an early standard-issue American rifled musket.
  • C. The Springfield Rifle
    The Springfield Rifle was the nickname of Vic Raschi, a dominant right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s known for his powerful fastball and key role on multiple World Series championship teams.
  • D. Springfield Model 1816 musket
    The Springfield Model 1816 musket was a .69 caliber flintlock infantry firearm widely used by the U.S. Army in the early 19th century, including in the Mexican–American War and the early stages of the American Civil War.
  • E. Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle
    The Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle was an early 19th-century American military flintlock rifle, notable as one of the first standardized U.S. service rifles and widely used during the War of 1812.
  • 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 1863 rifle-musket
Triple: [Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket, successor, Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket
    The Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket was a .58 caliber, percussion, rifled long arm used by the U.S. military in the mid-19th century and is notable as an early standard-issue American rifled musket.
  • C. The Springfield Rifle
    The Springfield Rifle was the nickname of Vic Raschi, a dominant right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s known for his powerful fastball and key role on multiple World Series championship teams.
  • D. Springfield Model 1816 musket
    The Springfield Model 1816 musket was a .69 caliber flintlock infantry firearm widely used by the U.S. Army in the early 19th century, including in the Mexican–American War and the early stages of the American Civil War.
  • E. Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle
    The Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle was an early 19th-century American military flintlock rifle, notable as one of the first standardized U.S. service rifles and widely used during the War of 1812.
  • 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_69c6995840408190a19de6c51090f46f completed March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c7021ed6008190a1522b46110e677e completed March 27, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c8aca0b5b08190b178f0908612164c completed March 29, 2026, 4:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c8adad6b348190be2f006f924a2712 completed March 29, 2026, 4:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8ae0fab8c8190a042de6289ad11b6 completed March 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:02 p.m.