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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,026 mm (40.4 in)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | PTR rifle | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Wars | Haitian conflict[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] |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch , CETME , PTR Industries, Inc. |
Vz. 58larger figure on 0 of 1
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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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Jiří Čermák[source] |
| Designed | 2000[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Manufacturer | PTR Industries, Inc.[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO .243 Winchester 5.56x45mm NATO 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | roller-delayed blowback[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-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 | Rear: 4 positions rotary diopter Front: hooded post[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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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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