7.7×58mm Arisaka
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The 7.7×58mm Arisaka is a Japanese rifle cartridge developed in the early 20th century and widely used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, notably in later Arisaka service rifles and light machine guns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 7.7×58mm Arisaka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13021089 — 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: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Context triple: [6.5×50mmSR Arisaka, replacedBy, 7.7×58mm Arisaka]
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A.
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka
The 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge developed by Japan in the late 19th century and widely used in Arisaka service rifles through World War II.
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B.
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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C.
7.92×57mm Mauser
The 7.92×57mm Mauser is a German rifle and machine-gun cartridge widely used by the Wehrmacht in World War II, notably in weapons like the MG 34 and MG 42.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Target entity description: The 7.7×58mm Arisaka is a Japanese rifle cartridge developed in the early 20th century and widely used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, notably in later Arisaka service rifles and light machine guns.
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A.
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka
The 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge developed by Japan in the late 19th century and widely used in Arisaka service rifles through World War II.
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B.
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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C.
7.92×57mm Mauser
The 7.92×57mm Mauser is a German rifle and machine-gun cartridge widely used by the Wehrmacht in World War II, notably in weapons like the MG 34 and MG 42.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm cartridge
ⓘ
rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
7.7 Japanese
ⓘ
Type 99 cartridge ⓘ
linked to:
Type 99 rifle
|
| baseDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter |
0.311 in
ⓘ
7.9 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.7 mm ⓘ |
| caseLength | 58 mm ⓘ |
| caseType |
bottleneck
ⓘ
rimless ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Japanese Army technical bureaus
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese Army Technical Bureau
|
| designedFor |
Arisaka rifle
ⓘ
linked to:
Arisaka
Type 92 heavy machine gun ⓘ Type 97 aircraft machine gun ⓘ Type 99 light machine gun ⓘ Type 99 rifle ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| militaryCartridge | true ⓘ |
| neckDiameter | 8.6 mm ⓘ |
| notableFeature | transition from 6.5 mm to 7.7 mm standard in Japanese service ⓘ |
| overallLength | 79.4 mm ⓘ |
| postWarUse | limited civilian sporting use ⓘ |
| propellantType | smokeless powder ⓘ |
| relatedCartridge |
.303 British
ⓘ
7.7×56mmR ⓘ |
| replaced |
6.5×50mm Arisaka
ⓘ
linked to:
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka
|
| rimDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1930s ⓘ |
| shoulderDiameter | 11.35 mm ⓘ |
| standardBulletWeight |
11.3 g
ⓘ
174 gr ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor | Japanese infantry (late war) ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergy | 3000 J ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity |
2400 ft/s
ⓘ
730 m/s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aircraft machine guns
ⓘ
bolt-action rifles ⓘ heavy machine guns ⓘ light machine guns ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| usedUntil | end of World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Description of subject: The 7.7×58mm Arisaka is a Japanese rifle cartridge developed in the early 20th century and widely used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, notably in later Arisaka service rifles and light machine guns.
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