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stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Colt 9mm SMG | Type 58 assault rifle |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1958–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
w/o magazine
Single source2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source100 m[source]
(1300) ft/s
Single source396 m/s (1300) ft/s )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Invasion of Panama Miami drug war[source] | Vietnam War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution United States invasion of Grenada[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 1958–1968[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | 30-round detachable AK magazines[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | Factory 61/65[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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| No. built | — | 800,000[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | — | 58식자동보총[source] |
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| Hancha | — | 五八式自動步銃[source] |
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| Revised Romanization | — | Opalsik jadongbochong[source] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | — | Op'alsik chadongboch'ong[source] |
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