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IWI Danlarger figure on 4 of 4
Type 81 assault riflelarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Type 81 assault rifle |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Assault rifle Squad automatic weapon (Type 81 LMG)[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Wang Zijun[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Manufactured by: Various state arsenals Marketed by: Norinco Emei Licensed by: Bangladesh Ordnance Factories |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceLMG
Single source955 mm (37.6 in) 730 mm (29 in) (stock folded) 1,004 mm (39.5 in) (LMG)[source]
folding stock version
Single sourceMass
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version[source]
empty, rifle
Single sourceloaded, LMG
Single sourceLMG
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source650 rounds/min 720 rounds/min (LMG)[source]
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| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1983-2023 (China) 1980s-present (Bangladesh and other countries)[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Short stroke gas piston , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Proprietary 30-round detachable box magazine (20 rounds for CS/LR14), 75-round detachable drum magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Adjustable iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1983–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sino-Vietnamese conflicts Cambodian–Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Barin uprising Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Internal conflict in Myanmar 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1979–1981[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~400,000 (Type 81)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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loaded, rifle
Single source3.4 kg (7.50 lb) (empty, rifle) 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) (loaded, rifle) 5.15 kg (11.35 lb) (loaded, LMG)[source]