Lyle gun
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyle gun canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T709680 — 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: Lyle gun Context triple: [United States Life-Saving Service, usedEquipment, Lyle gun]
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A.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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B.
Samaritan revolver
The Samaritan revolver is Hellboy’s iconic oversized, mystical handgun known for firing powerful, supernatural ammunition against occult threats.
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C.
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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D.
Derringer pistol
The Derringer pistol is a small, easily concealed single-shot handgun historically infamous as the type of weapon used to kill U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
- 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: Lyle gun Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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B.
Samaritan revolver
The Samaritan revolver is Hellboy’s iconic oversized, mystical handgun known for firing powerful, supernatural ammunition against occult threats.
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C.
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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D.
Derringer pistol
The Derringer pistol is a small, easily concealed single-shot handgun historically infamous as the type of weapon used to kill U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cannon
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line-throwing gun ⓘ maritime rescue device ⓘ |
| aimedWith |
elevation quadrant
ⓘ
sighting devices ⓘ |
| category |
naval artillery derivative
ⓘ
sea rescue equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
operation by small rescue crews
ⓘ
shore-based rescue of shipwreck victims ⓘ |
| developedBy | David A. Lyle ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
former life-saving stations
ⓘ
maritime museums ⓘ |
| firingDirection | over a distressed vessel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
metal cannon barrel
ⓘ
powder charge ⓘ projectile ⓘ shot line ⓘ wooden carriage ⓘ |
| hasProjectileType |
conical projectile
ⓘ
cylindrical projectile ⓘ |
| hasType | smoothbore gun ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David A. Lyle ⓘ |
| notableIn | history of maritime safety ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | shore ⓘ |
| powerMethod | gunpowder charge ⓘ |
| preservedAs | museum artifact ⓘ |
| range | approximately 600 to 700 yards ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
modern line-throwing guns
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rocket-propelled line throwers ⓘ |
| requires |
careful line packing
ⓘ
trained crew ⓘ |
| safetyRisk |
line entanglement
ⓘ
recoil hazard ⓘ |
| standardEquipmentOf |
U.S. Life-Saving Service stations
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linked to:
United States Life-Saving Service
early U.S. Coast Guard stations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ life-saving stations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
establishing a breeches buoy line
ⓘ
firing a line to ships in distress ⓘ maritime rescue operations ⓘ shore-to-ship line throwing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| uses |
black powder
ⓘ
line-carrying projectile ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyle gun Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.