IWI Dan vs MAS-36 rifle: 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

MAS-36 rifle — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

MAS-36 rifle

Bolt-action rifle

Credit

Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · 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

Length source ↗

MAS-36 rifleLength

1.02 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+25%
Barrel length+28%
Muzzle velocity+4%

MAS-36 riflelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 55 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

1.02m

Length+25%

All recorded figures & sources

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

Configuration

Details

IWI Dan and MAS-36 rifle configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	MAS-36 rifle
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Bolt-action rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	France^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne^[source]
Unit cost

Produced	2014–present^[source]	1937–1952^[source]

Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	7.5×54mm French^[source]

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

Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	5-round internal box magazine , loaded with 5-round stripper clips^[source]

Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	Iron sights^[source]

In service	—	1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present^[source]

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Wars	—	World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian–Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)^[source]

Designed	—	1927–1936^[source]

No. built	—	1,100,000^[source]

Alternative designation	—	MAS-36^[source]

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