Vz. 58

vz. 58
vz. 58
	The vz. 58 P (with stock, pistol grip, and handguards; and sling).
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1959–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War; Nigerian Civil War; Communist rebellion in the Philippines; Cyprus conflicts; Lebanese Civil War; Cambodian-Vietnamese War; Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present); The Troubles; South African Border War; Eritrean War of Independence; Gulf War; Burundian Civil War; Kosovo War; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021); Iraq War; Kivu Conflict; First Libyan Civil War; Syrian Civil War; War in Iraq (2013–2017); Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Production history
Designer	Jiří Čermák
Designed	1956–1958
Manufacturer	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
Produced	1959–1984
No. built	Approx. 920,000
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	2.91 kg (6.42 lb)
Length	vz. 58 P: 845 mm (33.3 in); vz. 58 V 845 mm (33.3 in) stock extended / 636 mm (25.0 in) stock folded; 1,000 mm (39.4 in) with bayonet fixed;
Barrel length	390 mm (15.4 in)
Width	57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended; 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded;
Height	255 mm (10.0 in)
Cartridge	7.62×39mm
Action	Gas-operated, hinged locking piece assisted breechblock
Rate of fire	800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	705 m/s (2,313 ft/s); Muzzle energy: 1988 J
Effective firing range	100–800 m sight adjustments
Maximum firing range	2,800 m
Feed system	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine, weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded
Sights	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post; 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius

The vz. 58 (or Sa vz. 58) is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia and accepted into service in the late 1950s as the 7,62 mm samopal vzor 58, replacing the vz. 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Tokarev Sa 24 and Sa 26 submachine guns.

While externally the vz. 58 resembles the Soviet AK-47, it is a different design based on a short-stroke gas piston. It shares no parts with Kalashnikov rifles, including the magazine.

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^ Gordon L. Rottman (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. p. 58. ISBN 1855322773.
^ Small Arms Survey (2012). "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
^ "Ukrajina není sama! Česko pošle zbraně za 188 milionů, oznámilo ministerstvo" [Ukraine is not alone! The Czech Republic will send arms worth 188 million, the ministry said]. Nova (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2022-03-07.

[1] "Vondra si ve Vietnamu prohlížel válečnou kořist. Je to nějaké zrezivělé, řekl tiše generál Picek | zpravy.ihned.cz - Česko". zpravy.ihned.cz. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

[steady-2] "Though Greatly Weakened, Philippine Communist Insurgency Holds Steady". World Politics Review. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[mcnab2002-3] McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 63. ISBN 1-84013-476-3.

[4] Gordon L. Rottman (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. p. 58. ISBN 1855322773.

[SAS_2012_10-5] Small Arms Survey (2012). "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

[auto1-6] "Ukrajina není sama! Česko pošle zbraně za 188 milionů, oznámilo ministerstvo" [Ukraine is not alone! The Czech Republic will send arms worth 188 million, the ministry said]. Nova (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2022-03-07.

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