PP-93 vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

ASmall 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

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

PP-93stock open /

0.577 m

Length source ↗

Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

PP-93larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Vz. 58larger figure on 2 of 2

Barrel length+95%
Rate of fire+14%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

577mmstock open /

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.325 m

stock closed

Single source

0.577 m

stock open /

Single source

577 mm stock open / 325 mm stock closed^[source]

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]

40mm

72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.04 m

Width

Single source

40 mm^[source]

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]

—

255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

1.8kgfull ammo

2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

1.47 kg

Empty

Single source

1.8 kg

full ammo

Single source

1.47 kg (empty), 1.8 kg (full ammo)^[source]

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

100 m^[source]

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

2.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments^[source]

2,800 m^[source]

200mm

390mm

Barrel length+95%

All recorded figures & sources

0.2 m

Barrel length

Single source

200 mm^[source]

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

600–800rounds/min

800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

600–800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

600 - 800 rounds/min^[source]

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

310–315m/s

705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

310–315 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

310–315 m/s^[source]

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

PP-93 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	PP-93	Vz. 58
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	1993^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Designed	1993^[source]	1956–1958^[source]
Manufacturer	TsKIB SOO^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Produced	1993^[source]	1959–1982^[source]
Cartridge	9x18mm Makarov^[source]	7.62×39mm^[source]
Action	Blowback^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	20 or 30 round detachable box magazine^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Sights	Iron sights^[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]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Mongolia	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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PP-93

Vz. 58

Type

Submachine gun^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Russia^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

In service

1993^[source]

1959–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed

1993^[source]

1956–1958^[source]

Manufacturer

TsKIB SOO^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Produced

1993^[source]

1959–1982^[source]

Cartridge

9x18mm Makarov^[source]

7.62×39mm^[source]

Action

Blowback^[source]

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

Feed system

20 or 30 round detachable box magazine^[source]

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

Sights

Iron sights^[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]

No. built

—

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Mongolia

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