Nehemia Sirkis

Nehemia Sirkis was an Israeli sports shooter and firearms designer.

Background

Sirkis competed at the 1964 [Summer Olympics] and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1966 [Asian Games|1966] and 1970 Asian Games. 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 IWI DAN.[338 sniper rifle|Dan] sniper rifle and the Sardius SD-9 pistol, which would serve as the base for the Intratec CAT line of pistols. He died in the United States in 2018.