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Mk 19 grenade launcherlarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source43.1 inches (1,090 mm)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mk 19 grenade launcher | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1968–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Vz. 58larger figure on 2 of 3
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Cold War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Mexican drug war 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza 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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| Designer | Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Designed | 1966[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Unit cost | $20,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1968–present[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 40×53 mm[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | API blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 32- or 48-grenade belt[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Iron[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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| Alternative designation | Mk 19[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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