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IWI Danlarger figure on 3 of 3
Walther P38larger figure on 0 of 3
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 | Walther P38 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Nazi Germany[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Carl Walther Waffenfabrik , Mauser Werke , Spreewerk , Manurhin[source] |
| Unit cost |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source216 mm (8.5 in)[source]
semi-automatic
Single source116 rpm (semi-automatic)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
$9,000[source] |
30 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1943) equivalent to €120 in 2021[source] |
| Produced | 2014–present[source] | Walther P38 1939–1945 Pistole P1 1957–2000[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Short recoil , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 8-round magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Rear notch and front blade post[source] |
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| In service | — | 1939–1945 (Nazi Germany) 1949–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War (limited) The Troubles 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) (P1)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1938[source] |
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| No. built | — | c. 1,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | HP , P1, P38K, P38 SD, P4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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