Galil

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.

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

Specifications

(1972-Present)

Type: Assault Rifle

Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x51mm NATO

Capacity: 35 round magazine

Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Full-Auto

Galil AR

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IMI Galil AR - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Hebrew Hammer		Santa's Elves		2003
Mickey Blue Eyes		FBI Agent		1999
Broken Arrow		Mercenary		1996
Nikita		Embassy guards		1990
Iron Eagle II	Louis Gossett Jr.	Brig. Gen. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair		1988
Iron Eagle II	Maury Chaykin	MSgt. Neville Downs		1988
Iron Eagle II		IDF security personnel		1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!		Lebanese terrorists		1988
The Survivors	Robin Williams	Donald Quinelle		1983
Léon (The Professional)		NYPD ESU officer		1994 Anime Title Characters Notation Release Date Spriggan Jean Jacquemonde 1994 Video Game Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date Soldier Front 2004 Television Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date Burn Notice Civilian 2007 - ???? Galil ARM Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil ARM - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil ARM w/ handguard, 5.56x45mm 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. Film Title Actor Character Note Date Waltz with Bashir Israel Defense Force soldiers 2008 District B13 French National Police officers With & without scopes 2004 Proof of Life ELT rebels 2000 Heat Tom Sizemore Michael "Slick" Cheritto 1995 Léon (The Professional) NYPD ESU officer 1994 The Delta Force Delta Force soldiers 1986 Commando Seen in hidden armory, with magazine removed 1985 Raid on Entebbe Israeli commandos 1977 Television Weaponology A-Team, The 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 Galil SAR Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil SAR - 5.56x45mm The Galil SAR is the carbine version of the Galil AR with a shorter 13 inch barrel. Film Title Actor Character Note Date Taken Human trafficker 2008 Lord of War Lebanese militia 2005 Ticker FBI SWAT officers 2001 Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Kerberos squad members Shortened barrel/flash-hider 1991 Television Weaponology South African soldiers in Chris Ryan's Strike Back (2010) Various antagonists in Miami Vice (1984-1989) Video Games Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date Project Reality 2005 Galil MAR Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil MAR - 5.56x45mm The Galil MAR, also known as the Micro Galil, is the compact version of the Galil with a 7-inch barrel. Film Title Actor Character Note Date 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 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Umbrella soldiers 2004 Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Henchman 2003 The Bourne Identity Nicky Naude Castel 2002 Galil 7.62 AR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The IMI Galil 7.62x51mm NATO variant. Note the thicker, straight box magazine Film Title Actor Character Note Date The Way of the Gun Benicio del Toro Longbaugh 2000 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 Television Weaponology 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 optical sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Galil Sniper, 7.62x51mm Film Title Actor Character Note Date Savior Dennis Quaid Joshua "Guy" Rose 1998 Anime Character Film Title Note Date Angel Beats! 2010 Vektor R4 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vektor R4 assault rifle of the South African forces 5.56x45mm with 50-round magazine 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 District 9 MNU mercenaries Mocked up as AK-47 2009 Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers With & without rifle grenades 2004 Vektor R5 Vektor R5, 5.56x45mm The Vektor R5 is a South African version of the Galil SAR. Film Title Actor Character Note Date District 9 MNU soldiers Both as Vektor R5 and mocked up as AK-series rifle 2009 Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers Vektor R5 2004 Vektor R6 Vektor R6 - 5.56x45mm 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vektor CR-21 bullpup rifle - 5.56x45mm 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 Doomsday Tom Fairfoot Michaelson With silencer, weaponlight, and SUSAT scope 2008 Doomsday Rhona Mitra Eden Sinclair With silencer, weaponlight, and SUSAT scope 2008 Video Games Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 SR-22 2007 Anime Title Character Notes Date Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex New World Brigade Terrorists 2002