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MAB PA-15 pistollarger figure on 0 of 1
Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source20.3 cm[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MAB PA-15 pistol | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War[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 |
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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]
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.
| Designed | 1966[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Produced | 1975–2000[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | PA-15 Target[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Rotating Barrel Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 15 rounds (standard-capacity magazine), +1 in chamber , 20 rounds (extended magazine)[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Lechkine Armory (Armurerie Chevasson)[source]MABPA15 · explicit 2009 assembler of newPA15s from remainingparts; not labelled originaldesigner or sole manufacturer of all production | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| In service | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[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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