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FB PM-63larger figure on 0 of 3
IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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Single sourcestock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FB PM-63 | IWI Dan |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1965–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Communist insurgency in Thailand Sino-Vietnamese wars Israeli-Arab wars Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War |
583 mm (23.0 in) stock extended / 333 mm (13.1 in) stock collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single source1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
long magazine
Single sourceshort magazine
Single source145 mm (5.7 in) (short magazine) 213 mm (8.4 in) (long magazine)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source650 rounds/min[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 | Piotr Wilniewczyc[source] | Nehemia Sirkis[source] |
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| Designed | 1950s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | FB Radom[source] | Israel Weapon Industries[source] |
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| Produced | 1965–1977[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| No. built | Approx. 80,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Straight blowback[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | 15 or 25-round box magazine[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Flip rear sight, front blade 153 mm (6.0 in) sight radius[source] | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $9,000[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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