SAR 109T vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

SAR 109T — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

SAR 109T

Submachine gun

Credit

Michał Derela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall 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

SAR 109Textended

0.705 m

Length source ↗

Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

SAR 109Tlarger figure on 1 of 2

Rate of fire+19%

Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 2

Barrel length+77%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

705mmextended

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.705 m

extended

Single source

0.62 m

folded

Single source

620 mm (folded) -705 mm (extended)^[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]

55mm

72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.055 m

Width

Single source

55 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]

277mm30 rounds

255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.277 m

30 rounds

Single source

277 mm (30 rounds)^[source]

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

2.4kgwithout magazine

2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

2.4 kg

without magazine

Single source

2.4 kilograms (5.3 lb) without magazine^[source]

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

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2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

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]

220mm

390mm

Barrel length+77%

All recorded figures & sources

0.22 m

Barrel length

Single source

220 mm^[source]

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

900–1,000rounds/min

800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

900–1,000 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

900-1000 rounds/min^[source]

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

396m/s

705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

396 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

396m/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

SAR 109T and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	SAR 109T	Vz. 58
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
Designer	Sarsılmaz^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Manufacturer	Sarsılmaz^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Produced	2014^[source]	1959–1982^[source]
Calibre	9×19 mm^[source]	—
Action	Blowback^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	10, 20, or 30 round box magazine^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
In service	—	1959–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[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]
Designed	—	1956–1958^[source]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	—	7.62×39mm^[source]
Sights	—	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United States	Reported operator · Syria 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 · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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SAR 109T

Vz. 58

Type

Submachine gun^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Turkey^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

Designer

Sarsılmaz^[source]

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Manufacturer

Sarsılmaz^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Produced

2014^[source]

1959–1982^[source]

Calibre

9×19 mm^[source]

—

Action

Blowback^[source]

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

Feed system

10, 20, or 30 round box magazine^[source]

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

In service

—

1959–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[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]

Designed

—

1956–1958^[source]

No. built

—

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

—

7.62×39mm^[source]

Sights

—

Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United States

Reported operator · Syria
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 · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam