Baker rifle
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The Baker rifle was a British flintlock rifle introduced in the early 19th century, notable as one of the first standard-issue rifles for the British Army and famed for its accuracy and use by rifle regiments during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baker rifle canonical | 4 |
| Baker rifle (for rifle companies) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10844766 — 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: Baker rifle Context triple: [Richard Sharpe, weapon, Baker rifle]
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A.
Brooke rifle
The Brooke rifle was a Confederate heavy rifled cannon used in coastal defenses and aboard warships during the American Civil War.
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B.
Ferguson rifle
The Ferguson rifle was an innovative 18th-century British breech-loading flintlock firearm, notable for its rapid rate of fire and association with Major Patrick Ferguson during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Whitworth rifle
The Whitworth rifle was a highly accurate, long-range British-made rifled cannon and small arms design used during the American Civil War, noted for its distinctive hexagonal bore and exceptional precision.
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D.
Springfield Model 1866 rifle
The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.
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Remington rifle
The Remington rifle is a family of American-made, bolt-action and lever-action firearms widely used by military forces and civilians worldwide from the late 19th century onward.
- 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: Baker rifle Target entity description: The Baker rifle was a British flintlock rifle introduced in the early 19th century, notable as one of the first standard-issue rifles for the British Army and famed for its accuracy and use by rifle regiments during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Brooke rifle
The Brooke rifle was a Confederate heavy rifled cannon used in coastal defenses and aboard warships during the American Civil War.
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B.
Ferguson rifle
The Ferguson rifle was an innovative 18th-century British breech-loading flintlock firearm, notable for its rapid rate of fire and association with Major Patrick Ferguson during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Whitworth rifle
The Whitworth rifle was a highly accurate, long-range British-made rifled cannon and small arms design used during the American Civil War, noted for its distinctive hexagonal bore and exceptional precision.
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D.
Springfield Model 1866 rifle
The Springfield Model 1866 rifle was an early “trapdoor” breech-loading conversion of Civil War muzzle-loading muskets, widely used by the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars.
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E.
Remington rifle
The Remington rifle is a family of American-made, bolt-action and lever-action firearms widely used by military forces and civilians worldwide from the late 19th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | flintlock rifle ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
British Army Board of Ordnance
ⓘ
linked to:
Board of Ordnance
|
| ammunitionType | paper cartridge ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 30 inches ⓘ |
| barrelType | rifled barrel ⓘ |
| bayonetBladeLength | approximately 23 inches ⓘ |
| bayonetType | sword bayonet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Ezekiel Baker ⓘ |
| designedFor |
light infantry
ⓘ
skirmishers ⓘ |
| firingRate | about 2–3 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
iconic weapon of British riflemen in the Napoleonic era
ⓘ
one of the first standard-issue rifles in the British Army ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| loadingMechanism | muzzle-loading ⓘ |
| lockType | flintlock ⓘ |
| maximumPracticalRange | up to 600 yards in skilled hands ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fitted with a sword bayonet
ⓘ
greater accuracy than smoothbore muskets ⓘ shorter and handier than line infantry muskets ⓘ |
| notableUserUnit |
5th Battalion, 60th (Royal American) Regiment
ⓘ
60th Regiment of Foot ⓘ 95th Rifles ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 45 inches ⓘ |
| predecessor | Brown Bess musket ⓘ |
| primaryCaliber |
.625 inch
ⓘ
about 15.9 mm ⓘ |
| projectileType | round lead ball ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket ⓘ |
| rifling |
7 grooves
ⓘ
progressive twist ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | circa 1801 ⓘ |
| sightType |
blade front sight
ⓘ
fixed rear sight ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor |
British rifle regiments
ⓘ
linked to:
British Army regiments
|
| stockMaterial | walnut ⓘ |
| typicalEffectiveRange | up to 200–300 yards ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
King's German Legion ⓘ Portuguese Army ⓘ |
| usedByBranch |
British light infantry
ⓘ
linked to:
The Light Infantry
British rifle regiments ⓘ
linked to:
British Army regiments
|
| usedInConflict |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baker rifle Description of subject: The Baker rifle was a British flintlock rifle introduced in the early 19th century, notable as one of the first standard-issue rifles for the British Army and famed for its accuracy and use by rifle regiments during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baker rifle