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Heckler & Koch SR9larger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source42.5 inches (1,080 mm)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch SR9 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Sporting and Target Rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch, Inc.[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
| Designed | 1990[source] | 1956–1958 |
Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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]
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.
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch, Inc.[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 1990 - Present[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | SR9 TC and SR9 T[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | roller-delayed blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round or 20-round double column, detachable box magazine[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Protected post front, rotating diopter sight rear adj. for wind. and elev.[source] | Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius[source] |
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| 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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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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