M98
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M98 is a bolt-action German military rifle, formally known as the Gewehr 98, that served as the standard service weapon of the German Empire during World War I and became highly influential in later rifle designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M98 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10983652 — 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: M98 Context triple: [Gewehr 98, alsoKnownAs, M98]
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A.
M98
M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
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B.
M998
The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
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C.
M89
M89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as one of the bright members of the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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E.
M90
M90 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
- 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: M98 Target entity description: M98 is a bolt-action German military rifle, formally known as the Gewehr 98, that served as the standard service weapon of the German Empire during World War I and became highly influential in later rifle designs.
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A.
M98
M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
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B.
M998
The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
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C.
M89
M89 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as one of the bright members of the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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E.
M90
M90 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gewehr 98
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bolt-action rifle ⓘ military rifle ⓘ service rifle ⓘ |
| actionType | bolt-action ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
G98
ⓘ
Gewehr 98 ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 740 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| designedBy | Paul Mauser ⓘ |
| designedFor | German infantry ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1898 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| feedSystem | internal box magazine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Czech Vz. 24 rifle
ⓘ
Karabiner 98a ⓘ
linked to:
Karabiner 98k rifle
Karabiner 98k ⓘ
linked to:
Karabiner 98k rifle
U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
linked to:
M1903 Springfield rifle
many later Mauser-pattern rifles ⓘ |
| inServiceUntil | interwar period in front-line German service ⓘ |
| loadingMethod | stripper clip ⓘ |
| lockingLugs | two front locking lugs ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity | 5 rounds ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mauser ⓘ |
| mounting | bayonet lug ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
controlled-round feed bolt design
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flag-type three-position safety ⓘ large non-rotating claw extractor ⓘ |
| originLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originLanguageName | Gewehr 98 ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 1250 mm ⓘ |
| primaryCaliber | 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | third safety lug ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1898 ⓘ |
| serviceRole | infantry rifle ⓘ |
| sightType | iron sights ⓘ |
| standardServiceRifleOf | German Empire ⓘ |
| stockMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| successor |
Karabiner 98k
ⓘ
linked to:
Karabiner 98k rifle
|
| usedBy |
German Army
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: M98 Description of subject: M98 is a bolt-action German military rifle, formally known as the Gewehr 98, that served as the standard service weapon of the German Empire during World War I and became highly influential in later rifle designs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.