PKM machine gun
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The PKM machine gun is a Soviet-era, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun widely used around the world for its reliability, durability, and effectiveness in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PKM machine gun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8099203 — 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: PKM machine gun Context triple: [Mikhail Kalashnikov, designed, PKM machine gun]
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A.
MG5 general-purpose machine gun
The MG5 general-purpose machine gun is a modern 7.62×51mm NATO belt-fed weapon used by the German military as a standard infantry and vehicle-mounted support gun.
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B.
HK21 machine gun
The HK21 machine gun is a German-designed, belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed by Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 rifle’s roller-delayed blowback system.
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C.
Maxim machine gun
The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
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D.
MG 131 machine gun
The MG 131 machine gun was a German 13 mm aircraft-mounted heavy machine gun used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for defensive and offensive armament on various combat aircraft.
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E.
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun is a 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun developed by the United States and widely used by its military forces from the late 1950s onward.
- 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: PKM machine gun Target entity description: The PKM machine gun is a Soviet-era, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun widely used around the world for its reliability, durability, and effectiveness in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles.
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A.
MG5 general-purpose machine gun
The MG5 general-purpose machine gun is a modern 7.62×51mm NATO belt-fed weapon used by the German military as a standard infantry and vehicle-mounted support gun.
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B.
HK21 machine gun
The HK21 machine gun is a German-designed, belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed by Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 rifle’s roller-delayed blowback system.
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C.
Maxim machine gun
The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
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D.
MG 131 machine gun
The MG 131 machine gun was a German 13 mm aircraft-mounted heavy machine gun used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for defensive and offensive armament on various combat aircraft.
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E.
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun is a 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun developed by the United States and widely used by its military forces from the late 1950s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet weapon
ⓘ
general-purpose machine gun ⓘ |
| action | gas-operated ⓘ |
| barrelLength | ≈658 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn |
PK machine gun
ⓘ
linked to:
PK machine gun family
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| beltType | 7.62×54mmR metal link belt ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.62 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.62×54mmR ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation |
Gulf War
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Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Syrian Civil War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov ⓘ |
| effectiveFiringRange |
1000 m on bipod
ⓘ
1500 m on tripod ⓘ |
| feedSystem | non-disintegrating metal belt ⓘ |
| fireMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| inService | 1969–present ⓘ |
| introduced | 1969 ⓘ |
| mass | ≈7.5 kg without ammunition ⓘ |
| materialFeatures |
quick-change barrel
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stamped steel receiver ⓘ |
| maximumRange | 3800–4000 m ⓘ |
| mountingOptions |
bipod
ⓘ
tripod ⓘ vehicle mount ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | 825 m/s ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristics |
durability
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ suitability for infantry and vehicle-mounted roles ⓘ |
| operation | long-stroke gas piston ⓘ |
| overallLength | ≈1173 mm ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | 650–750 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replaced |
RP-46 machine gun
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SG-43 Goryunov machine gun ⓘ
linked to:
Degtyaryov machine gun
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| serviceEntry | 1969 ⓘ |
| sightType |
iron sights
ⓘ
side rail for optical sights ⓘ |
| successor | PKP Pecheneg ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
many countries worldwide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PKM machine gun Description of subject: The PKM machine gun is a Soviet-era, belt-fed 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun widely used around the world for its reliability, durability, and effectiveness in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles.
Referenced by (1)
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