The IMI Galil is a 5.56x45mm assault rifle 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.
Specifications
Country of origin
Type
Cartridge
Variants
Magazine capacity
Produced
Galil AR
Israel
Assault Rifle
5.56x45mm
Galil ARM,MAR,SAR,Vektor R4,R6,CR-21
30/50/65-round
1972-
Israel
Battle Rifle
7.62x51mm
Galatz Sniper Rifle
25-round
1972-
Galil ARM Israel
Light Machine Gun
5.56x45mm
30/50/65-round
1972-
Galil SAR Israel
Assault Rifle Carbine
5.56x45mm
Vektor R5
30/50/65-round
1972-
Galil MAR Israel
Sub-compact Assault Rifle
5.56x45mm
30/50/65-round
1972-
Galatz Israel
Sniper Rifle
7.62x51mm
SR-99
25-round
1972-
Vektor R4 South Africa
Assault Rifle
5.56x45mm
Vektor R5,R6,CR-21
35-round
1982-
Vektor R6 South Africa
Compact Assault Rifle
5.56x45mm
35-round
1982-
Vektor CR-21 South Africa
Bullpup Assault Rifle
5.56x45mm
35-round
1997-
Galil AR Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil AR - 5.56x45mm Film 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 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 Television Video Games Galil SAR Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil SAR - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vektor LM5 (Civilian semi-automatic version of the R5) - 5,56x45mm. The Galil SAR is the carbine version of the Galil AR with a shorter 13 inch barrel. The South African variant of the rifle is known as the R5 .
Film
Title
Actor
Character
Note
Date
District 9 MNU soldiers
Both as Vektor R5 and mocked up as AK-series rifle
2009
Taken Human trafficker
2008
Lord of War Lebanese militia
2005
Hotel Rwanda Rwandan Army soldiers
Vektor R5
2004
Ticker FBI SWAT officers
2001
Television Video Games 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 Galil 7.62 AR Error creating thumbnail: File missing The IMI Galil 7.62x51mm NATO variant. Note the thicker, straight box magazine Film Video Games Television
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 Anime 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 R6 Vektor R6 - 5.56x45mm The Vektor R6 is a compact version of the R5 with a 11-inch barrel.
Film
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 Video Games 
