I traded for this one recently, my first deactivated weapon in some time, and the first truly 'modern' one in my collection. A Galil SAR, the short-barreled variant which superseded the AR, and saw the longest service life of any Galil variant within the IDF. This one is ex-IDF issue, with the appropriate crest and Hebrew markings on the receiver. Deactivated to EU/UK specifications, it doesn't cock or dry fire, but can be stripped down to a degree.
This is the 5.56x45mm NATO version, with a 35-round magazine. There is also a variant chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, with the magazine capacity shortened to 25 rounds. The 7.62 version also had a slightly longer barrel, 15.7 inches vs this variation's 13.1 inches. It has a bayonet lug, but ex-Israeli bayonets seem to be nonexistent on the surplus market.
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