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FM 24/29 light machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 5
IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Rate of fire
Single source450 Rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | FM 24/29 light machine gun | IWI Dan |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light machine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | French Army : 1925–1960s Gendarmerie nationale : 1956–2006[source] | — |
| Used by | See § Users[source] | — |
| Wars | List of conflicts Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ifni War Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Rif riots Tunisian War of independence Bizerte crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Sand War Western Sahara conflict Tuareg rebellion Chadian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Cameroon War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War[source] | — |
| Designer | Lt col. Reibel assisted by Chief Armorer Chosse[source] | Nehemia Sirkis[source] |
| Designed | 1920–1924[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault[source] | Israel Weapon Industries[source] |
| Produced | 1925–1960s[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| No. built | 190,400 to 232,942[source] | — |
| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
| Cartridge | 7.5×54mm French[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] |
| Barrels | — | |
| Action | Gas-operated Bolt-link[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
| Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine[source] | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights[source] | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] |
| Unit cost | — | $9,000[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |