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Measured figures
G2
Single sourceSMT9 and SMT40 stock extended CT
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Taurus SMT | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Wars | Brazilian drug war[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] |
| Designed | 2011[source] |
SMT9 and SMT40 stock folded
Single sourceSMT9 and SMT40: 475 mm (stock folded) 681–760 mm (stock extended CT G2: 800 mm[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 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]
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.
1956–1958[source] |
| Manufacturer | Taurus Armas[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Calibre | 9×19mm Parabellum (SMT9) .40 S&W (SMT40) .45 ACP (CT45 G2)[source] | — |
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| Action | Blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-, 15-, or 30-round box magazines[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights adjustable for elevation and laterality, or Picatinny rail for various optics[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 | 9×19mm Parabellum (SMT9) .40 S&W (SMT40)[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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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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