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Galil

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The IMI Galil is a 5.56x45mm assault rifle series based on the AK/Valmet series of assault rifles. It is also produced in slightly modified form by Vektor of South Africa as the R4 family of rifles, Indumil of Colombia and EMEC of Myanmar as the MA-1.

Please note when adding movies to make sure of the variant and caliber of the Galil. Often Galil AR and SAR's are simply labeled as Galil ARMs. Identify a Galil by the barrel length and or the existence of a bipod. Galil ARM's have a bipod under the barrel, while SARs and ARs do not. Galil SARs have shorter barrels then ARs.

A 7.62x51mm Galil of any variant should be placed under the "Galil 7.62" section.

The Galil or one of its variants are used in the following films, TV shows, anime and video games by the following actors:


Specifications

(1972-Present)

Type: Assault Rifle, Light Machine Gun, Sniper Rifle

Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x51mm NATO

Capacity: 10, 12, 20, 35, 50 round box magazine (5.56 NATO); can be adapted to accept STANAG Magazines. 5, 12, 20, 25, 30 round magazine (7.62 NATO). Converted M14 magazines are common and may be used.

Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Full-Auto


Galil AR

Identical to the ARM variant, it features the standard length barrel, polymer handguards, but does not have the bi-pod mounting holes on the gas block.

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IMI Galil AR - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Lebanon Israeli Defense Force Marksman 2009
The Hebrew Hammer Santa's Elves 2003
Mickey Blue Eyes FBI Agent 1999
Broken Arrow Mercenary With scope 1996
Mercenary Phoenix mercenary 1996
Léon (The Professional) NYPD ESU officer 1994
Once A Thief Assassin 1991
Nikita Embassy guards 1990
Iron Eagle II Louis Gossett Jr. Brig. Gen. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair 1988
Maury Chaykin MSgt. Neville Downs
IDF security personnel
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Lebanese terrorists 1988

Anime

Title Characters Notation Release Date
Spriggan Jean Jacquemonde 1994
Burn-Up Excess Dezanian soldiers 1997-1998

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Soldier Front 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars wooden handguard 2004

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Burn Notice Civilian 2007 - ????


Galil ARM

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IMI Galil ARM with wood handguard - 5.56x45mm NATO
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IMI Galil ARM with polymer handguard - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Galil ARM is the light machine gun variant of the Galil that is equipped with a folding bipod, carrying handle and a larger handguard. ARM variants predominately used wooden handguards; they remained cooler during automatic fire, but eventually phased out for polymer.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Special Forces soldiers With C-More sight and accessory rails 2009
Lebanon Israel Defense Force Soldiers 2009
Waltz with Bashir Israel Defense Force soldiers 2008
Ari Folman
Carmi Cna'an
Shmuel Frenkel
District B13 French National Police officers With & without scopes 2004
Proof of Life ELT rebels 2000
The Insider Hezbollah militant 1999
Taxi French police sniper 1998
Spy Hard Leslie Nielsen Dick Steele 1996
Heat Tom Sizemore Michael "Slick" Cheritto 1995
The Seventh Sign Israel Defense Force Soldiers 1988
Extreme Prejudice Mexican bandit 1987
Death Before Dishonor Peter Parros PFC James 1987
The Delta Force Delta Force soldiers 1986
Salvador Jorge Luke Tank commander 1986
Commando Seen in hidden armory, with magazine removed 1985
Raid on Entebbe Israeli commandos 1977

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The A-Team 1983 - 1987
Magnum P.I. "All for One" - Inside weapons box 1980-1988
The Promise Itay Tiran Paul Meyer 2011
The Promise IDF soldiers w/ magazines taped "jungle style" 2011

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Counter-Strike: Source IDF Defender 2004
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow Beta-C Magazine 2004
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield w/ scope, extended magazine and suppressor 2003
Call of Duty: Black Ops Galil 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Galil Carrying handle removed 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Galil 2017


Galil SAR

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IMI Galil SAR - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Galil SAR is the carbine version of the Galil AR with a shorter barrel, also known as Glilon (small Galil in hebrew).

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) Gunman 2011
Killer Elite Robert De Niro Hunter With scope 2011
Colombiana Thugs 2011
22 Bullets Daniel Lundh Malek Telaa 2010
The Marine 2 Ted DiBiase Jr. Joe Linwood With suppressor and scope 2009
Lebanon Zohar Shtrauss Gamil 2009
Taken Human trafficker 2008
Ticker FBI SWAT officers 2001
Lethal Weapon 3 Seen in crate of weapons 1992
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Kerberos squad members Shortened barrel/flash-hider 1991
Go Fast Jerôme Daran Bris Fitted with wooden handguard 2009


Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Falling Skies - Season 1 Drew Roy Hal Mason World's Apart 2011 - present
The Promise IDF soldiers w/ magazines taped "jungle style" 2011

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Project Reality 2005


Galil MAR

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IMI Galil MAR - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Galil MAR, also known as the Micro Galil, is the compact version of the Galil with an 8.3-inch barrel.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Captain America: Civil War Crossbones' operatives with various attachments 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Henchmen with various attachments 2016
Captain America: The Winter Soldier HYDRA operatives with various attachments 2014
The Marine 4: Moving Target Mike "The Miz" Mizanin Jake Carter 2015
Blackhat Richie Coster Kassar 2015
The Last Stand Henchman 2013
The Avengers Mercenary Railed handguard and sight 2012
Taken 2 Bad Guy 2012
The Viral Factor Henchmen 2012
The Town Slaine Albert 'Gloansy' MacGloan with C-More sight 2010
22 Bullets Daniel Lundh Malek Telaa 2010
The Sniper Kai Chi Liu Er Ge 2009
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Adam Sandler Zohan 2008
Iron Man Ten Rings militant 2008
Shoot 'Em Up Clive Owen Smith 2007
Shoot 'Em Up Henchmen 2007
Children of Men Charlie Hunnam Patric With M68 Aimpoint red dot scope 2006
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Oded Fehr Carlos Oliveira With C-More red dot sight, RIS handguard, RIS foregrip, laser pointer, and weaponlight 2004
San Antonio Thug 2004
36th Precinct Alain Figlarz Francis Horn 2004
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Umbrella soldiers 2004
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Henchman 2003
Ripoux 3 SWAT trooper 2003
The Bourne Identity Nicky Naude Castel 2002
Yamakasi Special Forces 2001
Taxi 2 Yakuza members 2000
Total Western Samuel Le Bihan Bédé 2000
Total Western Marco Prince Ange 2000

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Fabio Montale A hitman 2002
Black and White Vic Chou Chen Zai Tian 2009
Black and White Sarkozy group 2009
Falling Skies Drew Roy Hal Manson with a conventional bolt handle and top mounted rail 2011
Bullet in the Face a jewelry store guard S01E01 2012

Anime

Film Title Character Note Date
Gunslinger Girl Rico 2003

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms 2007


Galil 7.62

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IMI Galil ARM chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the thicker, straight box magazine.

The 7.62mm (.308 Winchester, or 7.62x51mm NATO) variants of the Galil are the same as the 5.56mm versions, except chambered in a different round. These rifles generally have longer barrels, bayonet lugs, shortened trigger guard and a straight, thicker box magazine. The magazines are almost identical to M14 magazines, which were previously used before a new magazine was developed (the M14 magazines were all converted to fit the Galil) that featured a checkered pattering to them and held 25 rounds.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas SWAT Officer 1991
The Jackpot! (La Totale!) A Secret service operative 1991
Half a Chance Criminals 1998
The Way of the Gun Benicio del Toro Longbaugh 2000
Total Western Albert Goldberg Vladimir 2000
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) Gangster in cap 2008
Five Brothers (Comme les cinq doigts de la main) Patrick Bruel Dan Hayoun 2010

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Miami Vice Various antagonist 1984-1989

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Counter-Strike Online IDF Defender Functions like the 5.56mm variant 2007
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero IDF Defender Functions like the 5.56mm variant 2003
Counter-Strike IDF Defender Functions like the 5.56mm variant 2000

Galil Sniper Rifle

The Galil Sniper rifle, known in IDF service as the Galatz, is a modified version of the rifle with a heavier barrel, a side folding wooden stock, and a 6x scope.

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Galil Sniper - 7.62x51mm NATO
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IWI New Galil Sniper with synthetic furniture and Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Mercenary One of the 'Hawk's men 1996

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Tyrant Abbunian Special Forces sniper 2014
Homeland - Season 2 CIA sniper S02E02 - "Beirut is Back" 2012
Fringe Anna Torv Olivia Dunham 2012

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms With ARM-style wood handguard PSO-1 style scope reticle 2007
Godfather II, The (VG) 2009

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Angel Beats! Otonashi 2010


SR-99

A modernized version of the Galil Sniper featuring synthetic furniture and an adjustable stock.

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SR-99 - 7.62x51mm NATO


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "IMI99SR" 2007


Galil ACE

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Galil ACE 21 with Meprolight red dot sight - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Galil ACE 22 with Meprolight red dot sight, 4x magnifier, weaponlight, and CAA FVG5 folding foregrip - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Galil ACE 23 - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Galil ACE 52 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Galil ACE 53 - 7.62x51mm NATO

The Galil ACE is the latest development of the Galil design, replacing steel components with lighter composite parts and adding five accessory rails for customization. The Galil ACE is manufactured by IWI and Indumil of Colombia; Factory Z111 in Vietnam has also begun producing the ACE 31 and 32 as replacements for the AK-47/AKM rifles in Vietnamese service.

The Galil ACE is available in three different calibers: 5.56x45mm (ACE 21, ACE 22, ACE 23, ACE N), 7.62x39mm (ACE 31, ACE 32), and 7.62x51mm (ACE 52, ACE 52L, ACE 53). The ACE N has a full-length picatinny rail on top and a redesigned magazine well to accept STANAG magazines.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Robocop Henchmen ACE 21 2014
Resident Evil: Retribution Colin Salmon James "One" Shade ACE 21 2012
Kevin Durand Barry Burton

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Defiance Tony Curran Datak Tarr ACE 21 with Meprolight red dot sight 2013

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Combat Arms ACE 21 2011
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive "Galil AR" ACE 22 2012
Far Cry 3 "ACE" With various attachments ACE 53 2012
Splinter Cell: Blacklist "ACE" With various attachments ACE 53 2013
Battlefield 4 With various attachments ACE 21, ACE 23, ACE 52 and ACE 53 2013
Watch_Dogs "AC-AR" With scope ACE 23 2014
Far Cry 4 "A52" With various attachments ACE 53 2014


Vektor R4

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Vektor R4 assault rifle of the South African forces with 50-round magazine - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Vektor R4 is the South African version of the Galil with several modifications better suited to the larger physique of the soldiers in the South African National Defence Forces.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Machine Gun Preacher LRA troops mocked up as AKM 2011
Machine Gun Preacher SPLA troops mocked up as AKM 2011
Machine Gun Preacher LRA troops mocked up as AKMS 2011
Machine Gun Preacher SPLA troops mocked up as AKMS 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Gerard Butler Sam Childers mocked up as AKMS 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Mduduzi Mabaso Marco mocked up as AKMS 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Souleymane Sy Savane Deng mocked up as AKMS 2011
District 9 Nigerian gangsters Mocked up as RPK 2009
Doomsday slaver 2008
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers With & without rifle grenades 2004
Savior Dennis Quaid Joshua "Guy" Rose Sniper Adapted 1998
Dangerous Ground Ice Cube Vusi Mocked up as AK-47 1997
Sechaba Morojele Ernest
The One That Got Away Iraqi troops mocked up as AK-variant 1996
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation Commandos, rebels, Masood's bodyguards Standard and mocked up as AK-variant 1990
Laser Mission Brandon Lee Michael Gold mocked up as AK 1989
Laser Mission soldiers 1989

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Strike Back - Season 3 Rhona Mitra Major Rachel Dalton Episode 8; with low capacity magazine and telescopic sight 2012
Mercenaries Built on commercial "LM4" receiver without lightening cuts, additional carry handle


Vektor R5

Vektor R5 - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Vektor R5 is a South African version of the Galil SAR.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Chappie Various Some with railed handguards & optics 2015
Tremors 5: Bloodlines Michael Gross Burt Gummer 2015
Pearl Thusi Dr. Nandi Montabu
Daniel Janks Erich Van Wyk
Zulu Cape Town Police officers 2013
Dredd Gangsters With railed handguards 2012
Safe House Rubén Blades Carlos Villar 2012
Machine Gun Preacher LRA troops 2011
SPLA troops
Gerard Butler Sam Childers mocked up as Norinco Type 56C
Souleymane Sy Savane Deng mocked up as Norinco Type 56C
District 9 MNU soldiers Both as Vektor R5 and mocked up as AK-series rifle 2009
1968 Tunnel Rats Vietcong fighters Mocked up as AK-series rifle 2009
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema South African police 2008
The Apocalypse Code Various terrorists 2007
Mercenary for Justice Steven Seagal John Seeger 2006
Zaa Nkweta "Radio" Jones
Jacqueline Lord Maxine Barnol
Michael K. Williams Samuel Kay
Mercenaries, French commandos, Cape Town police officers, and Chapel's henchmen Standard and visually modified to resemble AK-series rifles
Lord of War Lebanese militia 2005
Flight of the Phoenix Kevork Malikyan Rady Mocked up as AK-series rifle 2004
Nomads
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers Vektor R5 2004
Stander South African police 2003
Normal Life Luke Perry Chris Anderson 1996
Policemen
Never Say Die Frank Zagarino Corp. Blake mocked up as AKS-47 1994
Billy Drago Sgt. Franklin James
John Simon Jones Amos
Phillip Ferreria Jacob
Robin Smith Angel Visually modified, fitted with Cobray CM203 grenade launcher
FBI agents, cult members Unmodified
Laser Mission soldiers opening credits 1989
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt Yehuda Efroni Andreas Mocked up as AKS-47 1989
David Bradley Sean Davidson
Steve James Curtis Jackson
Police officers Standard

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Strike Back - Season 3 Sullivan Stapleton Sgt. Damien Scott One modified to resemble AKS-74; Another with CAA handguard, tactical light and ACOG scope 2012
Phillip Winchester Sgt. Michael Stonebridge With CAA handguards, tactical light, EOTech sight and three prong flash hider
Shane Taylor Craig Hanson With UTG quad rail and Aimpoint sight
Vincent Regan Karl Matlock
Mercenaries
SAPS officers
Strike Back - Season 2 Sullivan Stapleton Sgt. Damien Scott With UTG quad rail, ERGO rail covers, Aimpoint sight with 3x magnifier 2011
Phillip Winchester Sgt. Michael Stonebridge
Mercenaries With CAA handguards and scopes
Pakistani terrorists Modified to resemble AK-47
Janjaweed fighters
Strike Back - Season 1 Andrew Lincoln Hugh Collinson 2010
Richard Armitage John Porter Modified to resemble AK-47
Shaun Parkes Felix Masuku
Zimbabwean soldiers



Vektor R6

Vektor R6 with stock folded - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Vektor R6 is a compact version of the R5 with a 11-inch barrel.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
District 9 David James Koobus Venter 2009


Vektor CR-21

The Vektor CR-21 is a bullpup rifle that utilizes the action of the South African R4. Housed in a composite stock that makes it considerably lighter than the Galil, the rifle includes a 1x optical sight and the provision to mount a 40mm grenade launcher.

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Vektor CR-21 bullpup rifle - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
District 9 MNU soldiers With white stocks 2009
Doomsday Adrian Lester Sgt. Norton With silencer, weaponlight, and SUSAT scope 2008
Tom Fairfoot Michaelson
Rhona Mitra Eden Sinclair
Mercenary for Justice Vivian Bieldt Dekerk 2006
Slipstream Vinnie Jones Winston Briggs 2005
Hakeem Kae-Kazim Runson
Thorsten Wedekind Cam

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Strike Back - Season 3 Mercenaries With shortened barrel and Leupold CQ/T sights 2012

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "CR-21" 2007

Anime

Title Character Notes Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex New World Brigade Terrorists 2002


See Also