IWI Dan vs Makarov pistol: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Makarov pistol

Semi-automatic pistol

Credit

Razumhak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

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Makarov pistolLength

0.1615 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5

Length+693%
Mass+708%
Range+2300%
Barrel length+688%
Muzzle velocity+180%

Makarov pistollarger figure on 0 of 5

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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 57 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

162mm

Length+693%

All recorded figures & sources

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

Configuration

Details

IWI Dan and Makarov pistol configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	Makarov pistol
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	Nikolay Makarov^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (USSR/Russia: 1949–2013) Kalashnikov Concern (Russia: 2013–present) Ernst Thaelmann (Germany) Arsenal AD (Bulgaria) Norinco (China) Factory 626 (China)

Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—

Produced	2014–present^[source]	1949–present^[source]

Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	9×18mm Makarov .380 Auto 9x18mm 7N16 (PMM variant)^[source]

Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Blowback^[source]

Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	8-round detachable box magazine (10- and 12-round available on the PMM) 80-round drum magazine^[source]

Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	Blade front, notch rear (drift adjustable)^[source]

In service	—	1951–present^[source]

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Wars	—	First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designed	—	1948^[source]

No. built	—	5,000,000^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · China Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Eritrea Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Grenada Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Kyrgyzstan Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Malta Reported operator · Moldova Reported operator · Mongolia Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Sierra Leone Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tajikistan Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uzbekistan Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Zimbabwe