IWI Masada

This article is about the handgun manufactured by IWI. For the ancient fortification, see Masada.

Semi-automatic pistol

IWI Masada

Type| Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin| Israel
Production history
Manufacturer| Israel Weapon Industries
Produced| 2017–present
Specifications
Mass| 650 g[1]
Length| 189 mm
Barrel length| 104 mm

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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 pistol developed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries in 2017.

## Design

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The Masada is a striker-fired and recoil-operated weapon designed to suit military, law enforcement and civilian needs.

The Masada 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]

## Users

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A map with IWI Masada users in blue

* India
* MARCOS[3]
* Philippines
* Philippine National Police[4][5]

## See also

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* Jericho 941
* SP-21 Barak
* Desert Eagle

## References

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1. ^ "About Masada". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
2. ^ "MASADA™ – 9mm Parabellum | IWI US, Inc". IWI US, Inc. |. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
3. ^ "Private sector firm set to make small arms". Hindustan Times. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. ^ "IWI to Deliver Masada Pistols to the Philippine National Police | Israel Defense". www.israeldefense.co.il. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
5. ^ "PNP to distribute new service firearms, vehicles to ground units - UNTV News | UNTV News". 2018-10-05. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2025-05-23.

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Small arms and squad weapons produced by Israel Weapon Industries

Pistols|

* Jericho 941
* Desert Eagle
* SP-21 Barak
* Masada

Shotguns|

* IWI Tavor TS12

Submachine guns|

* Uzi
* Tavor X95 SMG

Assault rifles|

* Galil
* Galil ACE
* Tavor
* Tavor X95
* Tavor 7
* ARAD

Designated Marksman Rifles|

* Arad 7 DMR
* IWI Galil Sniper

Sniper rifles|

* IWI Dan .338

Machine guns|

* Dror
* Negev

Anti-tank|

* BT/AT 52
* B-300
* MAPATS

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