The IWI Galil is a family of Israeli automatic rifles chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO and 7.62x51mm NATO cartridges, designed by Yisrael Galili and Yakov Lior in the late 1960s and drawing heavily on the Finnish RK 62, itself derived from the AK-47. Originally produced by the state owned Israel Military Industries from 1972, the rifle was issued to the Israeli Army in three configurations, the ARM, the AR and the SAR, and has since been manufactured under license by producers around the world. A modernized redesign called the Galil ACE has been made since 2008. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Why did Israel base the Galil on a Finnish-made Kalashnikov receiver?
Israel could not obtain Kalashnikov rifles in volume and used Valmet RK62 receivers instead.
The low maintenance requirements that kept the AK-47 running caught the attention of the Israeli military after the Six-Day War in 1967. Procuring any volume of the standard rifle of the communist bloc was not possible, so Yisrael Galil and Yakov Lior designed the first Galils using Valmet RK62 receivers, Finland's version of the AK-47. Israel Military Industries introduced the Galil in 1972.
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a family of Israeli-made automatic rifles
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1972-present
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5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO .30 carbine (Magal variant)
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Built around a gas-operated rotating-bolt action derived from the Soviet Kalashnikov system but reworked with a Western-style safety and sights, the Galil is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO or, in some variants, the larger 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, fires at a rate of about 650 rounds per minute and reaches muzzle velocities of roughly 900 to 950 meters per second depending on variant, with different configurations built for standard infantry, automatic-rifle and short-carbine roles.
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The IWI Galil (commonly known as the IDF-defender) (Hebrew: גליל) is a family of Israeli-made automatic rifles chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. Originally designed by Yisrael Galili and Yakov Lior in the late 1960s, the Galil was first produced by the state-owned Israel Military Industries and is now exported by the privatized Israel Weapon Industries.
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The Belgian FN FAL battle rifle had initially been adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces in the late 1950s (chambered for the 7.62×51mm cartridge).
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Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle
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1972-present
View the Source3. Wikidata: Galil Rifle
Wikidata Q276093, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source IWI Galil, Israel's Legendary Fighting Rifle, American Rifleman
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The Galil, introduced by Israel Military Industries (IMI) in 1972, is among them.
IWI Galil (Wikidata)
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Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1972.
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