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Dror light machine gun
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The Dror light machine gun (Hebrew for "Sparrow") was an Israeli light machine gun based on the M1941 Johnson light machine gun.
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Dror Light Machine Gun | |
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![]() The Pattern 1 Dror LMG on display at the Batey ha-Osef museum. | |
Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
In service | 1947 to 1950 |
Used by | Haganah (1948) IDF (After 1948) |
Wars | Not used in combat |
Production history | |
Designer | Winchester Repeating Arms Co.[1] |
Designed | 1946 |
Manufacturer | Haganah (Pattern 1) Israel Military Industries (Pattern 2) |
Produced | 1947 to 1952 |
No. built | 800-1000 (Pattern 1 Only) |
Variants | Pattern 1 Dror, Pattern 2 Dror |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10 kg (22 lb) |
Length | 1,240 mm (48.8 in) |
Barrel length | 680 mm (26.8 in) |
Cartridge | .303 British (Pattern 1) 7.92×57mm Mauser (Pattern 2) |
Action | Air-cooled, short recoil |
Rate of fire | variable 250–950 rounds/minute |
Muzzle velocity | 2,600 fps |
Feed system | 20-round magazine, based on M1941 Johnson magazine (Pattern 1) 20-round magazine based on BAR magazine (Pattern 2) |
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Some Drors are on display at the IDF History Museum.[2]