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IWI Danlarger figure on 4 of 4
Type 79 submachine gunlarger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Type 79 submachine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Liu Zhitong[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | China North Industries Corporation and China South |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
stock extended/470mm stock closed
Single source740 mm stock extended/470mm stock closed[source]
Rate of fire
Single source1000 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] | 1981–1992[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×25 mm Tokarev[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated short-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 20-round box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Rear sight notch[source] |
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| In service | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1970–1979[source] |
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| No. built | — | at least 200,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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