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BUL Cherokeelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BUL Cherokee | Mk 19 grenade launcher |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design)[source] | 1966[source] |
| Manufacturer | BUL Transmark[source] |
Mk 19 grenade launcherlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
210mm / 215mm[source]
Length
Single source43.1 inches (1,090 mm)[source]
average
Single source750–790 feet per second (230–240 m/s) (average)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK[source] |
| Produced | 2000–present[source] | 1968–present[source] |
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| Variants | BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap.[source] | Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 40×53 mm[source] |
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| Action | DA/SA short recoil , tilting barrel[source] | API blowback[source] |
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| Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine[source] | 32- or 48-grenade belt[source] |
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| Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional)[source] | Iron[source] |
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| Used by | Israeli security agencies[source] | See Users[source] |
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| In service | — | 1968–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Mexican drug war 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $20,000[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Mk 19[source] |
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