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vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | INSAS rifle | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Light machine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Users[source] |
vz. 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]
Effective; Area target (INSAS LMG)
Single sourceEffective; INSAS Rifle
Single sourceEffective; Point targets (INSAS LMG)
Single source400m (INSAS Rifle) 600 m: Point targets (INSAS LMG) 700 m: Area target (INSAS LMG)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBarrel length
Single source390 mm (15.4 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kargil War Nepalese Civil War Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India Operation All Clear Myanmar Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir[source] | 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 | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Designed | 1980s–1997[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factories Board Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 1994 –present[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | 100,000 (Assault Rifles) and 6,000 (LMG) (2012) 700,000–900,000 (2019)[source] | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , Rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | In-built iron sights , mount point for telescopic or night sight[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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