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Measured figures
Carbine
Single sourceRifle
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mannlicher M1895 | SAR 21 |
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| Type | Straight pull bolt-action rifle[source] | Bullpup assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary[source] | Singapore[source] |
| In service | 1895–1918 ( Austria-Hungary ) 1895–present (Other nations, ceremonial)[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
Rifle: 1,272 mm (50.1 in) Carbine: 1,003 mm (39.5 in)[source]
SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail
Single source805 mm (31.7 in) (SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail) 680 mm (26.8 in) (SAR 21 MMS) 640 mm (25.2 in) (SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine)[source]
Carbine
Single sourceRifle
Single sourceRifle: 3.78 kg (8.3 lb) Carbine: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)[source]
GL/M203 SAR 21
Single sourceP-Rail
Single sourceEffective; M193
Single sourceEffective; SS109
Single source460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)[source]
M93 (8×50mmR)
Single sourceM93 (8×50mmR) M30 (8×56mmR)
Single sourceM93 (8×50mmR): 620 m/s (2,000 ft/s) M30 (8×56mmR): 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)[source]
M193
Single sourceSS109
Single sourceCaliber
Single source5.56 mm (0.22 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | First Sino-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Russian Civil War Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia Revolutions and interventions in Hungary Polish-Soviet War Austrian Civil War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Sudeten German uprising World War II Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Ferdinand Mannlicher[source] | Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source] |
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| Designed | 1895[source] | 1996[source] |
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| Manufacturer | 1896–1918: Œ.W.G. in Steyr 1897–1926: F.G.GY. in Budapest 1918–1920: Zbrojovka Brno[source] | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] |
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| Produced | 1896–1920s[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| No. built | approx. 3,500,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | M95: 8×50mmR Mannlicher M95/30 & 31.M: 8×56mmR M95/24 & M95M: 7.92×57mm Mauser[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Straight-pull bolt action[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round internal box magazine, loaded with 5-round en bloc clips or ( stripper clips in M95/24 and M95M variants)[source] | 30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] |
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| Sights | Rear V-notch flip-up sight and front post ( telescopic sight on sniper variant)[source] | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] |
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SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21 SAR 21
Single source• SAR 21: 4 kg (8.82 lb) • SAR 21 GL/M203: 5.3 kg (12 lb) • SAR 21 P-Rail: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) • SAR 21 MMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) • SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine 3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]
970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (M193) 945 m/s (3,100.4 ft/s) (SS109)[source]