Never knew the Galil had a built in bottle opener!

[ElvenSoul]

Just wow.

http://futurewarstories.blogspot.com/2014/09/fws-forgotten-weapons-israeli-galil.html?m=1

[ElvenSoul]

Anybody know if the new models have one?

[laurelpark]

The old Galil ARMs are very cool guns. Most of the ARMs that made it into the States actually didn't have the bottle opener on them, but a few did indeed have them. They all have barbed-wire cutters built into the bipod, though. That's also a cool feature.

[Merc1138]

The old Galil ARMs are very cool guns. Most of the ARMs that made it into the States actually didn't have the bottle opener on them, but a few did indeed have them. They all have barbed-wire cutters built into the bipod, though. That's also a cool feature.

Could always learn how to use random objects to open bottles, then just about anything is a bottle opener.

[Write Winger]

So many more interesting things in that article than bottle openers lol

But if you truly felt you needed one, get this baby

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/682226/ace-rail-mount-sling-adapter-tactical-bottle-opener-fixed-loop-ar-15-aluminum-matte

[deadcoyote]

I know Galil's were everywhere when the wife and I went to Peru. I was told they made their own domestically under a licensing agreement with IMI. They've since changed over to the SCAR H.

[laurelpark]

So many more interesting things in that article than bottle openers lol

So true - although there are some grey areas to the writeup that aren't all that correct.

I learned about Galils in the mid '80s and just had to get one. The distributor I worked with at the time had a bunch of them fresh off the boat from Israel, and offered a deal if I bought a few. I unfortunately sold all but one over the years (didn't want to register a ton of assault rifles, so I sold before the registration law went into effect), but I kept a NIB Galil ARM along with a few other rare guns. It's one of the early ones that did indeed have the bottle opener. Was looking at it the other day, and even the Tritium night sights still glow a little bit. It also has the original "IMI GALIL" cardboard box - not the "GALIL Sporter" box that tried to make it a hunting gun .

[ElvenSoul]

Ya back in the 89 I had a HK and a Valmet sold them both did not want to register them.

[ElvenSoul]

I was pissed when I got the Valmet and it did not have the Military 3 Prong Wire Cutter/Flash Supressor.

Umm probably a good thing looking back. My luck the barrel would have exploded the first time I tried to cut wire with it.

[laurelpark]

Ya back in the 89 I had a HK and a Valmet sold them both did not want to register them.

In hindsight, I wish I would have kept everything. I have a few buddies that did keep everything, and they're scratching their heads on what to do with them now that they're about to retire and need the cash, but heck - I'd rather have that problem than be kicking myself for unloading a bunch of very cool guns.

[peppermintman]

Could always learn how to use random objects to open bottles, then just about anything is a bottle opener.

Dont drink (or smoke ) when you're handling firearms!

[NoHeavyHitter]

Most of the ARMs that made it into the States actually didn't have the bottle opener on them, but a few did indeed have them.

Totally FALSE.

All ARM-model Galils had bipods and therefore had bottle openers - as it's the "claw" that retains the bipod legs (in the folded position) that serves as the opener.

[laurelpark]

Totally FALSE.

All ARM-model Galils had bipods and therefore had bottle openers - as it's the "claw" that retains the bipod legs (in the folded position) that serves as the opener.

Interesting to know. I was under the impression that the later "claw" was often used as a bottle opener, but it wasn't the original part that was used by IMI. I was told that the early imported ones had the original part, and then the part got changed later on as the importer moved further and further away from the full-auto ARM. The later claw could still be used to open bottles, but it wasn't quite as clean and smooth as the originally designed Coke-bottle opener that was on the actual full-auto ARMs made by IMI for their military. I could be wrong though - this is stuff I've heard over the years from Galil collectors, and there aren't a whole lot of them around.

[ElvenSoul]

Dont drink (or smoke ) when you're handling firearms!

Fizzy Bubblech is Zohan Approved!

[NoHeavyHitter]

Interesting to know. I was under the impression that the later "claw" was often used as a bottle opener, but it wasn't the original part that was used by IMI. I was told that the early imported ones had the original part, and then the part got changed later on as the importer moved further and further away from the full-auto ARM. The later claw could still be used to open bottles, but it wasn't quite as clean and smooth as the originally designed Coke-bottle opener that was on the actual full-auto ARMs made by IMI for their military. I could be wrong though - this is stuff I've heard over the years from Galil collectors, and there aren't a whole lot of them around.

The problem is that people who post photos on the Internet don't know what they're doing. Most often they use the wire-cutter to show opening a bottle when the Izzy's use the "claw"->



That said, I do not know what FA military Galils had. However, between 1983-89' I was a Magnum Research / Action Arms dealer (right here in CA no less!) and sold both AR and ARM Galils.