The Negev NG7 is Israel's standard medium machine gun in 7.62x51 NATO, built on a short-stroke gas piston system with quick-change barrel. Semi-automatic civilian-legal variants exist in limited numbers for the US civilian market. The original Negev LMG (5.56 NATO) is the light machine gun version; the NG7 fills the medium machine gun role for Israeli mechanized units. Type: Rifle Action: Semi-Automatic Caliber: 7.62x51 NATO Capacity: 100 Year introduced: 2012, Israel Weight: 17.6 oz Overall length: 40.5" Status: Active Military use: Yes Intended use: Military / Defense