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250 m[source]Viper JAWS PistolSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock extended /
Configuration
| Specification | Viper Jaws pistol | Vz. 58 |
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| Type | Pistol[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | Jordan United States[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| Used by | See "Users"[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Wildey Moore & Jordan Design and Development Bureau[source] |
vz. 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]
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.
Jiří Čermák[source] |
| Manufacturer | Jordan Design and Development Bureau[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Produced | 2005–present[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | 1959–1982[source] |
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| Barrels | 127 mm[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | — |
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| Action | Rotating Barrel[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 17 round magazine[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] |
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| Sights | Iron Sights[source]Viper JAWS Pistol | 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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| 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] |
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| Designed | — | 1956–1958[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 920,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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