USP
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The USP (Universale Selbstladepistole) is a widely used semi-automatic pistol developed by German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, known for its reliability, modular design, and use by military and law enforcement agencies worldwide.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USP canonical | 2 |
| USP Elite | 1 |
| USP Expert | 1 |
| USP Match | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8131398 — 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: USP Context triple: [Heckler & Koch, notableWork, USP]
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A.
USP
USP is the largest and one of the most prestigious public universities in Brazil, renowned for its research output and academic excellence across a wide range of disciplines.
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B.
USPMM
USPMM is the port code designating the Portland International Marine Terminal in Portland, Maine, a commercial cargo and container shipping facility.
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C.
USPD
The USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany) was a left-wing socialist party in early 20th-century Germany that split from the SPD over opposition to World War I and later played a key role in the country’s revolutionary politics.
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D.
USZ
USZ is a major public teaching hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, affiliated with the University of Zurich and known for its advanced medical care and research.
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E.
Us3
Us3 is a British jazz-rap group best known for blending hip-hop with sampled Blue Note jazz recordings, particularly on their hit single "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)."
- 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: USP Target entity description: The USP (Universale Selbstladepistole) is a widely used semi-automatic pistol developed by German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, known for its reliability, modular design, and use by military and law enforcement agencies worldwide.
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A.
USP
USP is the largest and one of the most prestigious public universities in Brazil, renowned for its research output and academic excellence across a wide range of disciplines.
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B.
USPMM
USPMM is the port code designating the Portland International Marine Terminal in Portland, Maine, a commercial cargo and container shipping facility.
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C.
USPD
The USPD (Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany) was a left-wing socialist party in early 20th-century Germany that split from the SPD over opposition to World War I and later played a key role in the country’s revolutionary politics.
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D.
USZ
USZ is a major public teaching hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, affiliated with the University of Zurich and known for its advanced medical care and research.
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E.
Us3
Us3 is a British jazz-rap group best known for blending hip-hop with sampled Blue Note jazz recordings, particularly on their hit single "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heckler & Koch firearm
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semi-automatic pistol ⓘ service pistol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | USP ⓘ |
| action |
locked breech
ⓘ
short recoil operated ⓘ |
| caliberOption |
.40 S&W
ⓘ
.45 ACP ⓘ 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| category | handgun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| designer | Heckler & Koch ⓘ |
| designFeature |
Browning-type tilting barrel
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accessory rail on frame ⓘ ambidextrous magazine release ⓘ modular design ⓘ replaceable control variants ⓘ |
| feedSystem | magazine-fed ⓘ |
| firingMode | semi-automatic ⓘ |
| frameMaterial | polymer ⓘ |
| fullName | Universale Selbstladepistole ⓘ |
| gripType | polymer grip with checkering ⓘ |
| hasSafety |
decocking lever (on some variants)
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firing pin safety ⓘ manual safety lever ⓘ trigger safety features ⓘ |
| intendedUsers |
civilian shooters
ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1990s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accuracy
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durability ⓘ modularity ⓘ reliability ⓘ |
| magazineType | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Heckler & Koch ⓘ |
| market | global civilian market ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1993 ⓘ |
| sightType | fixed iron sights ⓘ |
| slideMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
various European police forces ⓘ various military units worldwide ⓘ |
| variant |
USP Compact
ⓘ
linked to:
P30 pistol
USP Elite ⓘ
linked to:
USP
USP Expert ⓘ
linked to:
USP
USP Match ⓘ
linked to:
USP
USP Tactical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USP Description of subject: The USP (Universale Selbstladepistole) is a widely used semi-automatic pistol developed by German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, known for its reliability, modular design, and use by military and law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.