 The Galil SAR ("G'lilon") was kept in use by some rear-line services, including the Knesset Guard and the Armored Corps, until 2005.For a short time, the Galil was licensed by NWM (Nederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek) De Kruithoorn N.V. for sales to a NATO country.The Galil series of rifles are selective fire weapons operated by a Kalashnikov-pattern gas-driven piston system with no regulator.