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IWI Danlarger figure on 4 of 4
M79 grenade launcherlarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | M79 grenade launcher |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Springfield Armory[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Springfield Armory , Action Manufacturing Company , Kanarr Corporation , and Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source73.1 cm (28.78 in)[source]
folding stock version
Single sourceMass
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version[source]
Empty
Single sourceLoaded
Single source2.93 kg (6.45 lb) loaded 2.7 kg (5.95 lb) empty
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1961–1971 (U.S.)[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 40×46mm grenade[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Break-action[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Blade and leaf type[source] |
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| In service | — | 1961–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Dominican Civil War Communist Insurgency War The Troubles Operation Marajoara Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Falklands War Bougainville conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Gulf War Desert Storm Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency 2008–2011 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis 2010 Burma border clashes Syrian Civil War Battle of Marawi Myanmar Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1953–1960[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350,000 (U.S. only)[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Depends on the speed of the operator[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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