IWI Launches MASADA: Striker-Based Line of Pistols
The first model – the full-size 9X19mm MASADA – will be exhibited at Defense & Security Thailand, Milipol (Paris) France, and Expodefensa Colombia
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 02/11/2017
Photo courtesy of the company
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), an SK Group member, is launching the MASADA line of Striker-based pistols for military, law enforcement, and civilian markets. The first model, the full-size 9X19mm MASADA, will be exhibited at Defense and Security Thailand, Milipol France, and Expodefensa Colombia.
The MASADA has several advanced safety mechanisms including a firing pin block safety, a clean and crisp trigger reset with a built-in trigger safety and a fast, easy and safe takedown – with no need to pull the trigger. The pistol can be provided with or without a manual safety. It has an easy-racked slide with improved front and rear cocking serrations, enhanced ergonomics with the IWI grip angle, and a low barrel axis for reduced recoil. The body has a glass-reinforced polymer frame as well as a polygonal cold hammer forged barrel with a 1:10RH twist rate.
Additional features include fully ambidextrous operating controls and fixed 3-dot tritium illuminated Meprolight night sights. It offers 100% interchangeability with a compatible trigger mechanism housing, reducing maintenance and life-cycle costs. The pistol has an overall length of 6.6" (186.4mm) with a barrel length of 4.1" (104mm), and with a trigger pull weighing 5.5-7.0 lbs. (2.5-3.175 kg), and weight without the magazine of 22.9 ounces (650 g).
"We are proud to launch this new line of pistols – the MASADA – following a development process that took several years, based on requests from our customers," says Shlomi Sabag, IWI’s CEO. "The new Striker-based line places special emphasis on operational safety and simplicity of maintenance, as well as a high level of ergonomics and ease of use. The pistol will be available to our customers from Q1/18.”
The first model – the full-size 9X19mm MASADA – will be exhibited at Defense & Security Thailand, Milipol (Paris) France, and Expodefensa Colombia
Photo courtesy of the company
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), an SK Group member, is launching the MASADA line of Striker-based pistols for military, law enforcement, and civilian markets. The first model, the full-size 9X19mm MASADA, will be exhibited at Defense and Security Thailand, Milipol France, and Expodefensa Colombia.
The MASADA has several advanced safety mechanisms including a firing pin block safety, a clean and crisp trigger reset with a built-in trigger safety and a fast, easy and safe takedown – with no need to pull the trigger. The pistol can be provided with or without a manual safety. It has an easy-racked slide with improved front and rear cocking serrations, enhanced ergonomics with the IWI grip angle, and a low barrel axis for reduced recoil. The body has a glass-reinforced polymer frame as well as a polygonal cold hammer forged barrel with a 1:10RH twist rate.
Additional features include fully ambidextrous operating controls and fixed 3-dot tritium illuminated Meprolight night sights. It offers 100% interchangeability with a compatible trigger mechanism housing, reducing maintenance and life-cycle costs. The pistol has an overall length of 6.6" (186.4mm) with a barrel length of 4.1" (104mm), and with a trigger pull weighing 5.5-7.0 lbs. (2.5-3.175 kg), and weight without the magazine of 22.9 ounces (650 g).
"We are proud to launch this new line of pistols – the MASADA – following a development process that took several years, based on requests from our customers," says Shlomi Sabag, IWI’s CEO. "The new Striker-based line places special emphasis on operational safety and simplicity of maintenance, as well as a high level of ergonomics and ease of use. The pistol will be available to our customers from Q1/18.”
