Vidhwansak 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

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

VidhwansakLength

2 m

Length source ↗

Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Vidhwansaklarger figure on 2 of 3

Mass+897%
Barrel length+208%

Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 3

Range+22%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 48 rows sourced on both sides

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Length

Single source

2 m (6 ft 7 in)^[source]

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]

29kg

2.91kg

Mass+897%

All recorded figures & sources

29 kg

Mass

Single source

29 kg (64 lb)^[source]

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

2.3kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range+22%

All recorded figures & sources

2.3 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1,800 m (5,900 ft)^[source]

2,300 m (7,500 ft)^[source]

2.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments^[source]

2,800 m^[source]

1.2m

390mm

Barrel length+208%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Barrel length

Single source

1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)^[source]

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

1,080m/sMuzzle velocity · source measurement 2

705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocityScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

845 m/s

Muzzle velocity · source measurement 1

Single source

1,080 m/s

Muzzle velocity · source measurement 2

Single source

720 m/s

Muzzle velocity · source measurement 3

Single source

845 m/s (2,770 ft/s), 1,080 m/s (3,500 ft/s), 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)^[source]

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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800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Vidhwansak and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	Vidhwansak	Vz. 58
Type	Anti-material rifle^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	2007–present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Designed	2005^[source]	1956–1958^[source]
Manufacturer	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Produced	February 2007^[source]	1959–1982^[source]
Cartridge	12.7×108mm , 14.5×114mm , 20x82mm^[source]	7.62×39mm^[source]
Barrels	8 Grooved, 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) length, Quick Change type 8 Grooved, 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Length, Quick Change type Rifling: 1:390 mm (15 in), 1:420 mm (17 in), 1:560 mm (22 in)^[source]	—
Action	Bolt Action , recoiling barrel^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	3-round detachable box magazine^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Sights	8×42 Power Telescopic sight with Parallax adjustment^[source]	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[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]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · India Reported operator · Denmark	Reported operator · India 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 · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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Vidhwansak

Vz. 58

Type

Anti-material rifle^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

India^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

In service

2007–present^[source]

1959–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli^[source]

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed

2005^[source]

1956–1958^[source]

Manufacturer

Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Produced

February 2007^[source]

1959–1982^[source]

Cartridge

12.7×108mm , 14.5×114mm , 20x82mm^[source]

7.62×39mm^[source]

Barrels

8 Grooved, 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) length, Quick Change type 8 Grooved, 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) Length, Quick Change type Rifling: 1:390 mm (15 in), 1:420 mm (17 in), 1:560 mm (22 in)^[source]

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Action

Bolt Action , recoiling barrel^[source]

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

Feed system

3-round detachable box magazine^[source]

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

Sights

8×42 Power Telescopic sight with Parallax adjustment^[source]

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

No. built

—

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Denmark

Reported operator · India
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 · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam