Springfield Model 1816 musket
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Springfield Model 1816 musket canonical | 1 |
| Springfield Model 1822 musket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7444883 — 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: Springfield Model 1816 musket Context triple: [Springfield Model 1795 musket, successor, Springfield Model 1816 musket]
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A.
Springfield Model 1795 musket
The Springfield Model 1795 musket was the first standardized military firearm produced in the United States, widely used by American forces in the early 19th century.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Springfield Model 1816 musket Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Springfield Model 1795 musket
The Springfield Model 1795 musket was the first standardized military firearm produced in the United States, widely used by American forces in the early 19th century.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flintlock firearm
ⓘ
musket ⓘ smoothbore musket ⓘ |
| ammunition | .69 caliber round ball ⓘ |
| barrelType | smoothbore ⓘ |
| caliber | .69 caliber ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century military firearm
ⓘ
U.S. military small arm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| deployment | standard U.S. infantry arm in the 1820s and 1830s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
infantry use
ⓘ
use with socket bayonet ⓘ |
| designedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | flintlock ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most widely produced early U.S. flintlock muskets ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | flint striking frizzen ⓘ |
| loadingMechanism | muzzle-loading ⓘ |
| notableConversion | percussion conversion variants ⓘ |
| predecessor | Springfield Model 1795 musket ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial |
steel barrel
ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ |
| producedAt |
Harper's Ferry Armory
ⓘ
linked to:
Harpers Ferry Armory
Springfield Armory ⓘ |
| propellant | black powder ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1816 ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor |
U.S. Army infantry
ⓘ
linked to:
Infantry Branch
|
| successor |
Springfield Model 1822 musket
ⓘ
linked to:
Springfield Model 1816 musket
Springfield Model 1842 musket ⓘ |
| typicalRateOfFire | 2 to 3 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| typicalUse | line infantry volley fire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate forces (captured and militia stocks)
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Union forces (militia and early-war units) ⓘ United States Army ⓘ state militias in the United States ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| usedInConflictPhase | early stages of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| weaponType | shoulder-fired long gun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Springfield Model 1816 musket Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Springfield Model 1816 musket