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IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 2
MAT-49larger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | MAT-49 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | France[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Pierre Monteil[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single source460 mm (18 in) 720 mm (28 in)[source]
folding stock version
Single sourceMass
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version[source]
with 32-round magazine
Single sourcewithout magazine
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600 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] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1949–1973[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev (PAVN converted)[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] | 20 or 32 rounds 35 rounds (PAVN converted)[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1949–Present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Indochina War Korean War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon Crisis Algerian War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Portuguese Colonial War Basque conflict Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Shaba II Chadian–Libyan conflict Lebanese Civil War Algerian Civil War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1947-1949[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~ 100,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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3.5 kg (7.7 lb) without magazine 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) with 32-round magazine[source]