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U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Browning Hi-Powerlarger figure on 0 of 4
IWI Danlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source199 mm (7.8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Browning Hi-Power | IWI Dan |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1935–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Palestine war Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Falklands War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Yugoslav Wars Kivu Conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Libyan Crisis Syrian Civil War |
stock folded
Single source1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | John Browning Dieudonné Saive[source] | Nehemia Sirkis[source] |
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| Designed | 1914–1935[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal Browning Arms Company Fabricaciones Militares John Inglis and Company[source] | Israel Weapon Industries[source] |
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| Produced | 1935-2018; 2022–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.65×21mm Parabellum 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated tilting barrel[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine 10, 13, 15 or 17 rounds ( 9mm ) 20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia ( 9mm ) 10 rounds ( .40 S&W )[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $9,000[source] |
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| Sights | — | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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