Double-Barreled Cannon
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The Double-Barreled Cannon is a unique and historically notable Civil War–era artillery piece designed with two parallel barrels intended to fire chained cannonballs simultaneously.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Double-Barreled Cannon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T903896 — 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: Double-Barreled Cannon Context triple: [Athens, Georgia, isHomeTo, Double-Barreled Cannon]
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A.
Cannon King
Cannon King is one of the sons of the late American television and radio host Larry King.
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B.
Strelkovka
Strelkovka is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace of prominent Soviet military commander Georgy Zhukov.
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C.
Redoutable
Redoutable was a French ship of the line that gained historical significance for its role in major 18th-century naval engagements, including the Battle of Lagos.
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D.
Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
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E.
Lyle gun
The Lyle gun is a small, line-throwing cannon historically used in maritime rescue operations to fire a rope to ships in distress from shore.
- 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: Double-Barreled Cannon Target entity description: The Double-Barreled Cannon is a unique and historically notable Civil War–era artillery piece designed with two parallel barrels intended to fire chained cannonballs simultaneously.
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A.
Cannon King
Cannon King is one of the sons of the late American television and radio host Larry King.
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B.
Strelkovka
Strelkovka is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace of prominent Soviet military commander Georgy Zhukov.
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C.
Redoutable
Redoutable was a French ship of the line that gained historical significance for its role in major 18th-century naval engagements, including the Battle of Lagos.
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D.
Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
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E.
Lyle gun
The Lyle gun is a small, line-throwing cannon historically used in maritime rescue operations to fire a rope to ships in distress from shore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War–era cannon
ⓘ
artillery piece ⓘ experimental weapon ⓘ |
| barrelConfiguration | parallel barrels ⓘ |
| caliber | about 3 inches ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentLocation | Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| designDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| designedBy | John Gilleland ⓘ |
| designedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| designedIn |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ |
| designedInCity | Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| designedToFire | chained cannonballs ⓘ |
| designedToFireSimultaneously | two cannonballs ⓘ |
| designer | John Gilleland ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Athens City Hall
ⓘ
downtown Athens, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Athens Historic District
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Civil War histories
ⓘ
local folklore ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | two separate touch holes ⓘ |
| firingRequirement | simultaneous discharge of both barrels ⓘ |
| hasBarrels | two ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local historical landmark ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
cut down cavalry
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destroy enemy lines ⓘ tear through enemy troops ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| mounting | field carriage ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed to fire a chain between balls
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two barrels cast as a single piece ⓘ unique surviving example of its type ⓘ |
| operationalUse | never used effectively in battle ⓘ |
| plaqueDescribes |
its Civil War history
ⓘ
its experimental nature ⓘ |
| side |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| status | failed military experiment ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| testResult |
danger to friendly troops
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inaccurate trajectory ⓘ unreliable performance ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
signal gun
ⓘ
symbolic defensive weapon ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate forces for local defense ⓘ |
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Subject: Double-Barreled Cannon Description of subject: The Double-Barreled Cannon is a unique and historically notable Civil War–era artillery piece designed with two parallel barrels intended to fire chained cannonballs simultaneously.
Referenced by (4)
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