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IWI Danlarger figure on 4 of 4
Stenlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Sten |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Major Reginald V. Shepherd Harold J. Turpin[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Arsenal, Canada Various underground resistance group factories |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source762 mm (30.0 in)[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] | £2/6s in 1942 (equivalent to £94 in 2025 )[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1941–1945 (version dependent)[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Blowback-operated , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 32-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | fixed peep rear, post front[source] |
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| In service | — | 1941–1960s (United Kingdom) 1941–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Indo-Pakistan Wars 1948 Arab–Israeli War Malayan Emergency Korean War Mau Mau Uprising Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Laotian Civil War Greek Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Lebanese Civil War Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Turkish invasion of Cyprus IRA Border Campaign The Troubles Punjab insurgency Maluku sectarian conflict Iraq War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1940[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3.7–4.6 million (all variants, depending on source)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mk. I, II, IIS, III, IV, V, VI[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | version dependent; c. 500–600 round/min[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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