IWI Dan vs ZVI Falcon: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

IWI Dan

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

ZVI Falcon

Anti-materiel rifle

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

IWI DanLength

1.28 m

Length source ↗

ZVI FalconLength

1.26 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+2%
Muzzle velocity+1%

ZVI Falconlarger figure on 1 of 3

Barrel length+14%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

1.28m

1.26m

Length+2%

All recorded figures & sources

1.28 m

Length

Single source

1.03 m

stock folded

Single source

1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded^[source]

1.26 m

Length

Single source

1,260 mm (50 in)^[source]

7.3kgfolding stock version

12.9kgwith magazine

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.3 kg

folding stock version

Single source

5.9 kg

Mass

Single source

5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version^[source]

12.2 kg

single-shot

Single source

12.9 kg

with magazine

Single source

12.2 kg (27 lb) (single-shot) 12.9 kg (28 lb) (with magazine)^[source]

1.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.6kmEffective; day

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1200 m^[source]

1.6 km

Effective; day

Single source

0.8 km

Effective; night

Single source

1,600 m (1,700 yd) (day) 800 m (870 yd) (night)^[source]

737mm

839mm

Barrel length+14%

All recorded figures & sources

0.737 m

Barrel length

Single source

737 mm (29.0 in)^[source]

0.839 m

Barrel length

Single source

839 mm (33 in)^[source]

881m/s

825–925m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

881 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)^[source]

825–925 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

825–925 m/s (2,710–3,030 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

IWI Dan and ZVI Falcon configuration
Specification	IWI Dan	ZVI Falcon
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Anti-materiel rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Czech Republic^[source]
Designer	Nehemia Sirkis^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries^[source]	ZVI Inc. (formerly Zbrojovka Vsetín Inc.)^[source]
Unit cost	$9,000^[source]	—
Produced	2014–present^[source]	—
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]	.50 BMG (OP99) 12.7×108mm (OP96)^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Mauser bolt action^[source]
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine^[source]	2-round fixed box magazine^[source]
Sights	day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]	ZD 10×50 telescopic sight ZN 6× passive night vision sight Backup iron sights^[source]
In service	—	1998 –present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	See Conflicts^[source]
Variants	—	OP96 OP99^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Ukraine

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IWI Dan

ZVI Falcon

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Anti-materiel rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Czech Republic^[source]

Designer

Nehemia Sirkis^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries^[source]

ZVI Inc. (formerly Zbrojovka Vsetín Inc.)^[source]

Unit cost

$9,000^[source]

—

Produced

2014–present^[source]

—

Cartridge

.338 Lapua Magnum^[source]

.50 BMG (OP99) 12.7×108mm (OP96)^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Mauser bolt action^[source]

Feed system

10-round detachable box magazine^[source]

2-round fixed box magazine^[source]

Sights

day or night optical sights back-up iron sights^[source]

ZD 10×50 telescopic sight ZN 6× passive night vision sight Backup iron sights^[source]

In service

—

1998 –present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

See Conflicts^[source]

Variants

—

OP96 OP99^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · North Macedonia
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Ukraine