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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
| Action |
vz. 58 V stock extended /
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock folded
Single sourcevz. 58 V with bayonet fixed
Single sourcevz. 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[source]
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single source57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded[source]
Barrel length
Single source390 mm (15.4 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source800 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle energy : 1988 J
Single source705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
| In service | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil 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[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius[source] |
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