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IWI Danlarger figure on 5 of 5
Type 54 pistollarger figure on 0 of 5
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 | Type 54 pistol |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Norinco[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Norinco[source] |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source195 mm (7.7 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] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×25mm .38 Super 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Short recoil actuated , locked breech, single action, semi-auto[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 7 and 8 -round detachable box magazine , 14-round box magazine (213A/B)[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Front blade, rear notch 156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius[source] |
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| In service | — | 1954–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War Kargil war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1954[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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