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SAR 21larger figure on 0 of 1
Type 58 assault riflelarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAR 21 | Type 58 assault rifle |
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| Type | Bullpup assault rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Singapore[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | 1958–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
SAR 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]
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]
Effective; M193
Single sourceEffective; SS109
Single source460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)[source]
Barrel length
Single source508 mm (20.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source5.56 mm (0.22 in)[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.
| Designer | Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source] | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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| Designed | 1996[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] | Factory 61/65[source] |
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| Produced | 1999–present[source] | 1958–1968[source] |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Barrels | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] | 30-round detachable AK magazines[source] |
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| Sights | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution United States invasion of Grenada[source] |
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| No. built | — | 800,000[source] |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | — | 58식자동보총[source] |
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| Hancha | — | 五八式自動步銃[source] |
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| Revised Romanization | — | Opalsik jadongbochong[source] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | — | Op'alsik chadongboch'ong[source] |
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