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Milkor BXPlarger figure on 1 of 2
SAR 21larger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
stock extended /
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Milkor BXP | SAR 21 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Bullpup assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Singapore[source] |
| Used by | South African Police South African Defence Force South African Correctional Services Private security companies[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Andries Piek[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
607 mm (23.9 in) stock extended / 387 mm (15.2 in) stock folded[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]
Mass
Single source2.5 kg (5.51 lb)[source]
GL/M203 SAR 21
Single sourceP-Rail
Single sourceSAR 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]
M193
Single sourceSS109
Single source970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (M193) 945 m/s (3,100.4 ft/s) (SS109)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source]
| Designed | Automatic: 1984 Semi-automatic: 1987[source] | 1996[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Milkor (Pty) Ltd 1984-1991 Supreme Technologies 1992-1993 Tressitu 1994-1998 Gary Barnes / Continental Weapons 1999-2003 Truvelo Armoury 2003-2010[source] | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] |
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| Produced | 1984–2010[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Variants | BXP fully automatic (1984) BXP semi-automatic (1987) BXP long barrel (414 mm)(1988)[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 22 or 32-round detachable box magazine[source] | 30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights Single Point IR sight[source] | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] |
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