SAR 21 vs Zigana (pistol): Specs Compared

ASmall arms

SAR 21

Bullpup assault rifle

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BSmall arms

Zigana (pistol)

Semi-automatic pistol

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 36 rows sourced on both sides

805mmSAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.64 m

SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine

Single source

0.68 m

SAR 21 MMS

Single source

0.805 m

SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail

Single source

805 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]

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37mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.033 m

M16

Single source

0.037 m

Width

Single source

37 mm 33 mm (M16)^[source]

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142mmM16

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.139 m

Height

Single source

0.142 m

M16

Single source

139 mm 142 mm (M16)^[source]

5.3kgGL/M203 SAR 21

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5.3 kg

GL/M203 SAR 21

Single source

3.6 kg

P-Rail

Single source

3 kg

SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine

Single source

3.5 kg

SAR 21 MMS

Single source

4 kg

SAR 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]

0.8kmEffective; SS109

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.46 km

Effective; M193

Single source

0.8 km

Effective; SS109

Single source

460 m (M193) 800 m (SS109)^[source]

508mm

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Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.508 m

Barrel length

Single source

508 mm (20.0 in)^[source]

5.6mmCaliber

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Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

5.56 mm

Caliber

Single source

5.56 mm (0.22 in)^[source]

450–650rounds/min

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Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

450–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

450–650 rounds/min^[source]

970m/sM193

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Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

970 m/s

M193

Single source

945 m/s

SS109

Single source

970 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.

Configuration

Details

SAR 21 and Zigana (pistol) configuration
Specification	SAR 21	Zigana (pistol)
Type	Bullpup assault rifle^[source]	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]
Place of origin	Singapore^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	1999–present^[source]	2001–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	—
Designer	Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics^[source]	TİSAŞ^[source]
Designed	1996^[source]	—
Manufacturer	• CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present^[source]	TİSAŞ^[source]
Produced	1999–present^[source]	—
Variants	See variants^[source]	Variants^[source]
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]	9×19mm Parabellum 9x21mm IMI .40 S&W .45 ACP^[source]
Barrels	Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options^[source]	—
Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]	—
Feed system	30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines^[source]	15 round magazine^[source]
Sights	1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Brunei Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Sri Lanka	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Pakistan

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SAR 21

Zigana (pistol)

Type

Bullpup assault rifle^[source]

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Place of origin

Singapore^[source]

Turkey^[source]

In service

1999–present^[source]

2001–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

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Designer

Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics^[source]

TİSAŞ^[source]

Designed

1996^[source]

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Manufacturer

• CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present^[source]

TİSAŞ^[source]

Produced

1999–present^[source]

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Variants

See variants^[source]

Variants^[source]

Cartridge

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

9×19mm Parabellum 9x21mm IMI .40 S&W .45 ACP^[source]

Barrels

Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options^[source]

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Action

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

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Feed system

30-round detachable plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines^[source]

15 round magazine^[source]

Sights

1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights^[source]

Iron sights^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Brunei
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Sri Lanka

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Pakistan