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SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | INSAS rifle | SAR 21 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Light machine gun[source] | Bullpup assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Singapore[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Users |
SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail
Single source805 mm (31.7 in) (SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail) 680 mm (26.8 in) (SAR 21 MMS) 640 mm (25.2 in) (SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine)[source]
(LMG) 1,050 mm (41 in) (LMG) 535 mm (21.1 in) (LMG)
Single sourcewithout magazine
Single source4.018 kg (8.86 lb) (without magazine) 6.23 kg (13.7 lb) (LMG) 1,050 mm (41 in) (LMG) 535 mm (21.1 in) (LMG)[source]
GL/M203 SAR 21
Single sourceP-Rail
Single sourceEffective; Area target (INSAS LMG)
Single sourceEffective; INSAS Rifle
Single sourceEffective; Point targets (INSAS LMG)
Single source400m (INSAS Rifle) 600 m: Point targets (INSAS LMG) 700 m: Area target (INSAS LMG)[source]
Effective; M193
Single sourceEffective; SS109
Single source460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)
Barrel length
Single source508 mm (20.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source5.56 mm (0.22 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kargil War Nepalese Civil War Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India Operation All Clear Myanmar Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir[source] | — |
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| Designer | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source] |
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| Designed | 1980s–1997[source] | 1996[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factories Board Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[source] | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] |
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| Produced | 1994 –present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| No. built | 100,000 (Assault Rifles) and 6,000 (LMG) (2012) 700,000–900,000 (2019)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , Rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | 30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] |
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| Sights | In-built iron sights , mount point for telescopic or night sight[source] | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] |
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SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21 SAR 21
Single source• SAR 21: 4 kg (8.82 lb) • SAR 21 GL/M203: 5.3 kg (12 lb) • SAR 21 P-Rail: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) • SAR 21 MMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) • SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine 3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]