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Measured figures
With stock fold/unfolded
Single source(With stock fold/unfolded) 867–1227 mm[source]
vz. 58 P
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Vepr-12 | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic shotgun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Used by | See #Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian 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 |
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]
12 gauge (
Single source12 gauge (18.5 mm)[source]
Barrel length
Single source390 mm (15.4 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source800 rounds/min[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.
| Designer | OOO "Молот-Оружие" (OOO " Molot Weapons ")[source] | Jiří Čermák[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Molot Oruzhie Ltd.[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 2003–present[source] | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 2 3 ⁄ 4 " 12 gauge (18.5×70 mmR) or 12 gauge 3" Magnum (18.5×76 mmR)[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 | 2-, 4-, 5-, 8-, 10-, or 12-round box magazines , 20- or 25-round detachable drum magazines[source] | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Tangent[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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| Designed | — | 1956–1958[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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