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Milkor BXPlarger figure on 0 of 2
Vz. 58larger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
stock extended /
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Milkor BXP | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Used by | South African Police South African Defence Force South African Correctional Services Private security companies[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Andries Piek[source] | Jiří Čermák |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
607 mm (23.9 in) stock extended / 387 mm (15.2 in) stock folded[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 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.
| Designed | Automatic: 1984 Semi-automatic: 1987[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Milkor (Pty) Ltd 1984-1991 Supreme Technologies 1992-1993 Tressitu 1994-1998 Gary Barnes / Continental Weapons 1999-2003 Truvelo Armoury 2003-2010[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 1984–2010[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | BXP fully automatic (1984) BXP semi-automatic (1987) BXP long barrel (414 mm)(1988)[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 22 or 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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| Sights | Iron sights Single Point IR 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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| In service | — | 1959–present[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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