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IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 3
M3 submachine gunlarger figure on 0 of 3
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 | M3 submachine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | George Hyde[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | General Motors , others |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
stock collapsed
Single sourcestock extended /
Single source29.1 in (740 mm) stock extended / 21.9 in (556.3 mm) stock collapsed[source]
Mass
Single sourcefolding stock version
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version[source]
Mass
Single sourceM3 (empty) M3A1 (empty)
Single sourcecyclic (= 7 1 ⁄ 2 / second)
Single source450 rounds/min cyclic (= 7 1 ⁄ 2 / second)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | Approx. US$ 20 (1943; equivalent to $279 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1943–1945; early 1950s[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | .45 ACP (11.43×23 mm) 9×19mm Parabellum .30 Carbine (7.62×33mm)[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Blowback , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 30-round or 32-round detachable box magazines[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Fixed rear peep sight and blade foresight, calibrated to 100 yards for caliber .45 M1911 ball ammunition[source] |
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| In service | — | 1943–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Chinese Civil War Greek Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Korean War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War The Troubles Laotian Civil War Malayan Emergency Sino-Indian War Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989) Papua Conflict Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Shaba II Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Argentine Dirty War Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Moro conflict Burundi Civil War Kosovo War First Ambon riots War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942[source] |
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| No. built | — | Total: 655,363 M3: 606,694 M3A1: 48,669[source] |
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| Variants | — | M3A1 PAM1 PAM2 T29[source] |
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| Former operator · Austria | — | Austria[source] |
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| Former operator · Brazil | — | Brazil[source] |
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| Former operator · People's Republic of China | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Former operator · France | — | France[source] |
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| Former operator · Greece | — | Greece[source] |
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| Former operator · Italian Partisans | — | Italian Partisans[source] |
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| Former operator · Japan | — | Japan[source] |
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| Former operator · Kingdom of Laos | — | Kingdom of Laos[source] |
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| Former operator · Republic of China | — | Republic of China[source] |
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| Former operator · South Korea | — | South Korea[source] |
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| Former operator · Iran | — | Iran[source] |
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| Former operator · North Vietnam | — | North Vietnam[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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| Former operator · Norway | — | Norway[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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M3 (empty): 8.15 lb (3.70 kg) M3A1 (empty): 7.95 lb (3.61 kg)[source]