Kulspruta m/39 vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

Kulspruta m/39 — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Kulspruta m/39

Machine gun

Credit

Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Vz. 58

Assault rifle

Credit

Jan Hrdonka ( en:User:Hrd10 ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Kulspruta m/39larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Vz. 58larger figure on 2 of 2

Range+33%
Rate of fire+21%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 46 rows sourced on both sides

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1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.845 m

vz. 58 P

Single source

0.845 m

vz. 58 V stock extended /

Single source

0.636 m

vz. 58 V stock folded

Single source

1 m

vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Single source

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^[source]

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72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.057 m

stock extended

Single source

0.072 m

stock folded

Single source

57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded^[source]

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255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

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2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

1.8–2.4kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1.8–2.4 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1800 to 2400 m^[source]

2.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments^[source]

2,800 m^[source]

600–720rounds/min

800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

600–720 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

600-720 rounds per minute^[source]

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

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390mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

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705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

705 m/s

Muzzle energy : 1988 J

Single source

705 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.

Configuration

Details

Kulspruta m/39 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	Kulspruta m/39	Vz. 58
Type	Machine gun^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Sweden^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	1939-present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	Sweden^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	John Moses Browning^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Designed	1942^[source]	1956–1958^[source]
Manufacturer	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Produced	1937-1944^[source]	1959–1982^[source]
No. built	≈7600 pieces^[source]	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Cartridge	6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	7.62×39mm^[source]
Action	Recoil^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	Belt^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Sights	Iron^[source]	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]
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]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Eritrea Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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Kulspruta m/39

Vz. 58

Type

Machine gun^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Sweden^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

In service

1939-present^[source]

1959–present^[source]

Used by

Sweden^[source]

See Users^[source]

Designer

John Moses Browning^[source]

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed

1942^[source]

1956–1958^[source]

Manufacturer

Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Produced

1937-1944^[source]

1959–1982^[source]

No. built

≈7600 pieces^[source]

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Cartridge

6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

7.62×39mm^[source]

Action

Recoil^[source]

Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]

Feed system

Belt^[source]

Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]

Sights

Iron^[source]

Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]

Wars

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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]

Variants

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See Variants^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam