View text source at Wikipedia
IWI Masada | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
Used by | Israel & United States |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries |
Produced | 2017–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 650 g[1] |
Length | 189 mm |
Barrel length | 104 mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Short recoil |
Feed system | 17+1 (9×19mm) round detachable box magazine with visible round count |
Sights | Fixed 3-dot Tritium illuminated night sights. White 3-dot sights for the US market Masada. |
The IWI Masada (Hebrew: מצדה, "fortress") is a semi-automatic, striker-fired and recoil-operated pistol developed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries in 2017. It is designed to suit military, law enforcement and civilian needs. It comes in four colors (sniper gray, OD green, black and flat dark earth). The US market currently only has black, OD green, and flat dark earth.[2]