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Saiga semi-automatic riflelarger figure on 2 of 3
Vz. 58
Measured figures
Length
Single source900 mm (35 in)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Saiga semi-automatic rifle | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic rifles[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
| Designed | 1990s[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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]
Rate of fire
Single source800 rounds/min[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.
| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash )[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 1990-present[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | (based on the caliber of ammunition used) 7.62×39mm 5.6×39mm 5.45×39mm .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm .30-06 Springfield 9×53mmR[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | Magazine[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Iron "Leaf" sights[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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| Cartridge | 5,45×39 мм , 5,56×45 мм , 7,62×39 мм , .308Win, 9х19 «Парабеллум» , также были выпущены небольшие эксклюзивные мини партии под редкие советские патроны 5,6×39 мм и 9×53R мм[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| In service | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[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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| Reported operators | — |
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