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SB LAG 40larger figure on 2 of 4
Vz. 58larger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source960 mm (37.8 in)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SB LAG 40 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Designer | Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
| Designed | 1984[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Santa Bárbara Sistemas[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Cartridge | 40x53mmSR[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Recoil operated, roller locked[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 24 or 32-round ammunition belt[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Leaf sight[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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| 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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| Produced | — | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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