Nehemia Sirkis
Israeli sports shooter (1932–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nehemia Sirkis (Hebrew: נחמיה סירקיס; 22 March 1932 – 2018) was an Israeli sports shooter and firearms designer.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | נחמיה סירקיס |
| Born | 22 March 1932 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | 2018 (aged 85–86) United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Background
Sirkis competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games.[3] Sirkis was a member of the Israeli national shooting team for 20 years and won the Israeli title seven times during his athletic career.
In later years, Sirkis became a noted designer of various US and Israeli firearms, including the Detonics Pocket 9, the Dan sniper rifle[1] and the Sardius SD-9 pistol, which would serve as a base for the Intratec CAT line of pistols. He died in the United States in 2018.[4]
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