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Degtyaryov machine gunlarger 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 source1,270 mm (50.0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Degtyaryov machine gun | IWI Dan |
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| Type | Light machine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1928–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Laotian Civil War North Yemen Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Communist insurgency in Thailand Afghan Wars Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
stock folded
Single source1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Loaded
Single sourceUnloaded
Single source9.12 kg (20.11 lb) (unloaded) 11.5 kg (25 lb) (loaded)[source]
folding stock version
Single sourceMass
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version
Rate of fire
Single source550 rpm[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 | Vasily Degtyaryov[source] | Nehemia Sirkis[source] |
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| Designed | 1927[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1928–1950s[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| No. built | 795,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , flapper locking[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | 47-round pan magazine[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent[source] | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Israel Weapon Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $9,000[source] |
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