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

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.

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

IMI Galil ARM - 5.56x45mm

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. ARM variants predominately used wooden handguards; they remained cooler during automatic fire, but eventually phased out for Polymer.

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
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops	Galil			2010

Galil SAR

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

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 ARM

The 7.62mm (308 Winchester, or 7.62 NATO) is the same as the 5.56mm version, except chambered in a different round. These rifles 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 a checkered pattering to them and held 25 rounds.

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

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.

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

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.

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