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IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5
M1 Garandlarger figure on 0 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | M1 Garand |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | John C. Garand[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Military Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson International Harvester Beretta Breda F.M.A.P. Civilian Springfield Armory, Inc. McCann Industries |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source43.5 in (1,100 mm)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source40–50 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | About $85 during World War II (equivalent to $1,580 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1934–1957[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | .30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 8-round en bloc clip , internal box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Rear : Adjustable aperture Front : Wing protected post[source] |
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| In service | — | 1936–1957 (as the standard U.S. service rifle) 1940s–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | List of conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indo-Pakistani Wars First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Dominican Civil War Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War Black September Sandinista Revolution Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Liberian Civil War Gulf War The Troubles Operation Uphold Democracy Maluku sectarian conflict War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines Twelve-Day War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1928[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,468,772[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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