Lanchester submachine gun
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The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lanchester submachine gun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6641412 — 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: Lanchester submachine gun Context triple: [Sten submachine gun, replaced, Lanchester submachine gun]
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A.
Sten submachine gun
The Sten submachine gun was a simple, inexpensive British 9mm World War II firearm widely used by Allied forces and resistance fighters for its ease of manufacture and concealment.
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B.
Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
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C.
Lewis gun
The Lewis gun is a distinctive World War I–era air-cooled, drum-fed light machine gun widely used by British and Commonwealth forces in infantry and aircraft roles.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Lanchester submachine gun Target entity description: The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
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A.
Sten submachine gun
The Sten submachine gun was a simple, inexpensive British 9mm World War II firearm widely used by Allied forces and resistance fighters for its ease of manufacture and concealment.
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B.
Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun is an iconic American automatic firearm, widely used by gangsters and law enforcement during the Prohibition era and later adopted by the military in World War II.
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C.
Lewis gun
The Lewis gun is a distinctive World War I–era air-cooled, drum-fed light machine gun widely used by British and Commonwealth forces in infantry and aircraft roles.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | submachine gun ⓘ |
| action | blowback ⓘ |
| basedOn | MP 28 submachine gun ⓘ |
| caliber | 9 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| category | World War II British small arms ⓘ |
| chambering | 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | George Herbert Lanchester ⓘ |
| differenceFrom | Sten submachine gun ⓘ |
| ejectionPortLocation | right side ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| feature |
bayonet lug
ⓘ
fixed wooden buttstock ⓘ selective fire ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
32-round detachable box magazine
ⓘ
50-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
close-quarters combat weapon
ⓘ
naval boarding weapon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reliability
ⓘ
robust construction ⓘ |
| magazineInsertion | left side ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sterling Armaments Company ⓘ |
| material |
brass magazine housing
ⓘ
steel receiver ⓘ wooden stock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Herbert Lanchester ⓘ |
| numberOfBarrels | 1 ⓘ |
| operation | open bolt ⓘ |
| originPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–mid 1940s ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| safety | manual safety on selector ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| sightType | tangent rear sight ⓘ |
| stockType | full-length wooden stock ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
British Home Guard ⓘ
linked to:
Home Guard (United Kingdom)
Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Commonwealth forces
Royal Air Force ground units ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Air Force Regiment
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| variant |
Lanchester Mk I
ⓘ
Lanchester Mk I* ⓘ
linked to:
Lanchester Mk I
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lanchester submachine gun Description of subject: The Lanchester submachine gun was a British World War II-era firearm, closely based on the German MP 28, used primarily by the Royal Navy and known for its robust construction and reliability.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.