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Type 63 assault riflelarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
with bayonet folded
Single source1.029 m (40.5 in) (with bayonet folded)[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 63 assault rifle | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 3
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]
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single source57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Kosovo War Myanmar Civil 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] |
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| Designed | 1959–1963[source] | 1956–1958[source] |
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| Produced | 1969–1978[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| No. built | 1,000,000 –6,000,000[source] | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×39mm[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 | 20-round detachable box magazines[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Designer | — | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Sights | — | Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius[source] |
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