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Measured figures
vz. 58 P
Single sourcevz. 58 V stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Vz. 58 | Zastava PAP series |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | Semi-automatic rifles / pistols[source] |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia[source] | FR Yugoslavia / Serbia[source] |
| In service | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[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 |
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]
PAP M70
Single source940 mm (37 in) (PAP M70 )[source]
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single source57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded[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.
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| Designer | Jiří Čermák[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1956–1958[source] | late 1990s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] | Zastava Arms (formerly Crvena Zastava)[source] |
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| Produced | 1959–1982[source] | 1990s–present[source] |
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| No. built | Approx. 920,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | PAP M70 7.62×39mm PAP M77 .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm PAP M85 .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm PAP M90 .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm PAP M92 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded[source] | Detachable box magazine[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] | Iron sights[source] |
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