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Key facts
- Type
- Bullpup assault rifle
- Place of origin
- Israel
- In service
- 2001–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- South Thailand insurgency Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza War (2008–2009) 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict Gaza war Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Second Nagorno-Karabakh war Colombian conflict Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Designer
- Israel Military Industries
- Designed
- 1995–2003
- Manufacturer
- Israel Weapon Industries , Also produced under IWI license by: PLR Systems , India RPC Fort (of Ukraine )
- Variants
- See Variants
- Mass
- 3.27 kg (7.21 lb)
- Length
- 720 mm (28.3 in)
- Barrel length
- 457 mm (18 in) (Tavor TAR)
- Cartridge
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- Action
- Long-stroke gas-operated , closed rotating bolt
- Rate of fire
- 750–950 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 910 m/s (2,986 ft/s)
- Effective firing range
- 550 m
- Feed system
- 30-round detachable box STANAG magazine (5.56×45mm NATO)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- assault rifle
- Named after
- Mount Tabor
- Country of origin
- Israel
- Manufacturer
- Israel Weapon Industries
- Designed by
- IMI Systems
- Conflict
- Gaza war
- Official website
- iwi.net/tavor
- Image
- IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons gallery
- Tavor TAR-21
- ammunition
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Commons category
- IWI Tavor
- service entry
- 2001-01-01
- inception
- 1993-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The IWI Tavor, previously designated as the Tavor TAR-21 (Tavor Assault Rifle – 21st century), is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is part of the Tavor family of rifles, which have spawned many derivatives of the original design.
The Tavor TAR-21 can also be mounted with the M203 grenade launcher, designated as the GTAR-21. A compact variant with a 380 mm (15 in) barrel is also available, designated as the CTAR-21. A designated marksman rifle variant with a folding under-barrel bipod and Trijicon ACOG 4× magnification sight was also made but later phased out in favour for the Tavor TAR Flattop.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “IWI Tavor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.