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CornerShot is a weapon accessory created by Lt. Col. Amos Golan of the Israeli Defense Forces in cooperation with American investors.

Key facts

Weapon.name
CornerShot
Weapon.image
Cornershot eurosatory2006.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
A standard CornerShot fitted with a fake Glock pistol.
Weapon.origin
Israel
Weapon.type
Weapon accessory
Weapon.is_ranged
yes
Weapon.service
2003–present
Weapon.used_by
See Users
Weapon.designer
Amos Golan
Weapon.manufacturer
Corner Shot Holdings, LLC
Weapon.production_date
2003–present
Weapon.variants
4 (including Standard)
Weapon.weight
3.86 kilograms (8.5 lb)
Weapon.length
820 millimetres (32.7 in)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Israel
Image
Cornershot eurosatory2006.jpg
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service entry
2003-01-01
Commons category
CornerShot
native label
CornerShot
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Purpose
  • Design
  • Set-ups
  • Pistol
  • Assault Pistol Rifle
  • Others
  • Accessories
  • Foreign variants
  • China
  • Pakistan
  • Iran
  • South Korea
  • Korea Special-Purpose Weapon
  • India
  • Trikaal
  • ShootEdge
  • Users
  • See also
  • Notes

CornerShot is a weapon accessory created by Lt. Col. Amos Golan of the Israeli Defense Forces in cooperation with American investors.

== History == It was designed in the early 2000s for use by SWAT teams and special forces in hostile situations usually involving terrorists and hostages.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CornerShot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.