C8 carbine
E189849
The C8 carbine is a compact, Canadian-designed variant of the M16/AR-15 family of assault rifles, widely used by military and law enforcement forces around the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C7 rifle | 2 |
| C8 carbine canonical | 2 |
| C8 CQB | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676890 — 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: C8 carbine Context triple: [STANAG magazine, appliesToWeapon, C8 carbine]
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A.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
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B.
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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C.
HK416F assault rifle
The HK416F assault rifle is a modern, gas‑piston–operated 5.56×45mm NATO firearm developed by Heckler & Koch and adopted as the standard service rifle of the French armed forces.
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D.
SA80 assault rifle
The SA80 assault rifle is the standard-issue bullpup infantry weapon of the British Armed Forces, known for its compact design and multiple modernization upgrades since its introduction in the 1980s.
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E.
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.
- 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: C8 carbine Target entity description: The C8 carbine is a compact, Canadian-designed variant of the M16/AR-15 family of assault rifles, widely used by military and law enforcement forces around the world.
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A.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
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B.
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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C.
HK416F assault rifle
The HK416F assault rifle is a modern, gas‑piston–operated 5.56×45mm NATO firearm developed by Heckler & Koch and adopted as the standard service rifle of the French armed forces.
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D.
SA80 assault rifle
The SA80 assault rifle is the standard-issue bullpup infantry weapon of the British Armed Forces, known for its compact design and multiple modernization upgrades since its introduction in the 1980s.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
ⓘ
carbine ⓘ firearm ⓘ |
| basedOn |
AR-15 pattern rifles
ⓘ
surface form:
AR-15 rifle
M16 rifle ⓘ |
| caliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| chambering | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| designer | Diemaco ⓘ |
| feedSystem | STANAG magazine ⓘ |
| firearmAction | gas-operated ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
detachable box magazine
ⓘ
gas-operated rotating bolt action ⓘ rotating bolt ⓘ shorter barrel than C7 rifle ⓘ |
| hasFireModes |
fully automatic
ⓘ
safe ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
C8 carbine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
C8 CQB
C8 IUR ⓘ C8 SFW ⓘ C8A1 ⓘ C8A2 ⓘ C8A3 ⓘ C8FTHB ⓘ L119A1 ⓘ L119A1 ⓘ
surface form:
L119A2
|
| intendedUser |
law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
military forces ⓘ |
| isSelectiveFire | true ⓘ |
| isVariantOf |
Colt Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Colt Canada C7 rifle
|
| magazineCapacity | 30-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Colt Canada
ⓘ
Diemaco ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | direct impingement ⓘ |
| platformFamily |
AR-15 pattern rifles
ⓘ
surface form:
AR-15 family
M16 rifle ⓘ
surface form:
M16 family
|
| rateOfFire | approximately 750–900 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Danish Armed Forces ⓘ Armed Forces of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Armed Forces
Norwegian Armed Forces ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ various law enforcement agencies worldwide ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
close quarters battle
ⓘ
personal defense weapon for support troops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C8 carbine Description of subject: The C8 carbine is a compact, Canadian-designed variant of the M16/AR-15 family of assault rifles, widely used by military and law enforcement forces around the world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
C7 rifle
this entity surface form:
C7 rifle
this entity surface form:
C8 CQB