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Springfield Armoury · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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MAS-38larger figure on 0 of 3
Vz. 58larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source630 mm (25 in)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MAS-38 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1938–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam 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[source] |
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| Designed | 1938[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Produced | 1938—1949[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war[source] | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.65mm Longue[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Off-axis bolt travel blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 32-round detachable box magazine[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[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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