Taurus PT24/7 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

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 48 rows sourced on both sides

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1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

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]

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72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

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]

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255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

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2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

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]

133mmTaurus PT 24/7 · OSS

390mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.08255 m

Taurus PT 24/7 · Compact

Single source

0.13335 m

Taurus PT 24/7 · OSS

Single source

0.10668 m

Taurus PT 24/7 · Standard

Single source

3.25 inch (Compact) 4.20 inch (Standard) 5.25 inch (OSS)^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

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800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

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705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

705 m/s

Muzzle energy : 1988 J

Single source

705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J^[source]

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Configuration

Details

Taurus PT24/7 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	Taurus PT24/7	Vz. 58
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Brazil^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Czechoslovakia^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	See Users^[source]
Manufacturer	Forjas Taurus S/A^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Produced	2004 – c. 2016–2017^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	1959–1982^[source]
Variants	See Models^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W .45 ACP^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	7.62×39mm^[source]
Action	short recoil^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	detachable magazine^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Sights	Iron open fixed 1 and 3 dot Optional night sights Heine 'Straight-8' (Pro series)^[source]Taurus PT 24/7	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]
In service	—	1959–present^[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]
Designer	—	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Designed	—	1956–1958^[source]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Sri Lanka	Reported operator · Philippines 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 · Slovakia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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Taurus PT24/7

Vz. 58

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Brazil^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

Czechoslovakia^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

See Users^[source]

Manufacturer

Forjas Taurus S/A^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Produced

2004 – c. 2016–2017^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

1959–1982^[source]

Variants

See Models^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W .45 ACP^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

7.62×39mm^[source]

Action

short recoil^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

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

Feed system

detachable magazine^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

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

Sights

Iron open fixed 1 and 3 dot Optional night sights Heine 'Straight-8' (Pro series)^[source]Taurus PT 24/7

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

In service

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1959–present^[source]

Wars

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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

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Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed

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1956–1958^[source]

No. built

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Approx. 920,000^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Sri Lanka

Reported operator · Philippines
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 · Slovakia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam