IWI Dan vs Stechkin automatic pistol: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

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

BSmall arms

Stechkin automatic pistol

Machine pistol

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

Stechkin automatic pistolLength

0.225 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5

Length+469%
Mass+384%
Range+2300%
Barrel length+426%
Muzzle velocity+159%

Stechkin automatic 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

13 of 34 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

225mm

Length+469%

All recorded figures & sources

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded^[source]

0.225 m

Length

Single source

225 mm (8.86 in)^[source]

5.9kg

1.22kg

Mass+384%

All recorded figures & sources

5.9 kg

Mass

Single source

7.3 kg

folding stock version

Single source

5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version^[source]

1.22 kg

Mass

Single source

1.22 kg (2.69 lbs)^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+2300%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

0.05 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.2 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

50 m (55 yd)^[source]

200 m (220 yd)^[source]

737mm

140mm

Barrel length+426%

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.14 m

Barrel length

Single source

140 mm (5.51 in)^[source]

881m/s

340m/s

Muzzle velocity+159%

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)^[source]

340 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

340 m/s (1,100 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

IWI Dan and Stechkin automatic pistol configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	Stechkin automatic pistol
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Machine pistol^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	Igor Stechkin^[source]
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	Vytatsky Polyany Machine-Building Plant^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	1951–1958 (APS) 1972–1973 (APB)^[source]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	9×18mm Makarov^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Blowback^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	20-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	—
In service	—	1951–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	Vietnam War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Chechen-Russian conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) South Ossetia War Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War^[source]
Designed	—	1948^[source]
Variants	—	APB silent variant^[source]
Rate of fire	—	750 rounds/minute^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Zambia

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IWI Dan

Stechkin automatic pistol

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Machine pistol^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

Igor Stechkin^[source]

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

Vytatsky Polyany Machine-Building Plant^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

1951–1958 (APS) 1972–1973 (APB)^[source]

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

9×18mm Makarov^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Blowback^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

20-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

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

—

In service

—

1951–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

Vietnam War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Chechen-Russian conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) South Ossetia War Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War^[source]

Designed

—

1948^[source]

Variants

—

APB silent variant^[source]

Rate of fire

—

750 rounds/minute^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Zambia