Type 38 rifle
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The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Type 38 rifle canonical | 6 |
| Arisaka Type 38 | 1 |
| Arisaka rifle | 1 |
| Type 38 carbine | 1 |
| Type 44 carbine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517077 — 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: Type 38 rifle Context triple: [Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan, usedWeapon, Type 38 rifle]
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A.
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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B.
Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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C.
FAMAS assault rifle
The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Type 38 rifle Target entity description: The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
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A.
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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B.
Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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C.
FAMAS assault rifle
The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bolt-action service rifle
ⓘ
military rifle ⓘ |
| action | bolt-action ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Type 38 rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
Arisaka Type 38
Type 38 rifle ⓘ
surface form:
Arisaka rifle
|
| barrelLength | approximately 797 mm ⓘ |
| bayonetCompatibility | Type 30 bayonet ⓘ |
| caliber | 6.5 mm ⓘ |
| capturedAndUsedBy |
Chinese forces
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cartridge | 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designer | Nariakira Arisaka ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
China
ⓘ
Finland ⓘ |
| feedSystem | 5-round internal box magazine ⓘ |
| loadingMethod | stripper clip ⓘ |
| material |
steel barrel and receiver
ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 760 m/s ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
long barrel and overall length
ⓘ
low recoil for service rifle of its time ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 1270 mm ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
used in Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
used in Korean War (limited) ⓘ |
| producedAt |
Kokura Arsenal
ⓘ
Nagoya Arsenal ⓘ Tokyo Arsenal ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | manual, bolt-action ⓘ |
| reliability | noted for reliability ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Type 99 rifle ⓘ |
| safetyType | rear knob safety ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1905 ⓘ |
| serviceLife | long service life ⓘ |
| sights | iron sights ⓘ |
| standardIssue |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese infantry
|
| stockConfiguration | full-length stock ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Russo-Japanese War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| variant |
Type 38 rifle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Type 38 carbine
Type 38 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Type 44 carbine
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Type 38 rifle Description of subject: The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arisaka Type 38
this entity surface form:
Arisaka rifle
this entity surface form:
Type 38 carbine
this entity surface form:
Type 44 carbine