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Assault rifle
Type 58 assault rifle is a assault rifle originating in North Korea. It was built by Factory 61/65. Reported operators include Cuba, North Korea, Malta, Nicaragua, Vietnam.
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Soviet-derived North Korean assault rifle edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English Type 58 assault rifle Soviet-derived North Korean assault r
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Soviet-derived North Korean assault rifle edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English Type 58 assault rifle Soviet-derived North Korean assault r
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Soviet-derived North Korean assault rifle edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English Type 58 assault rifle Soviet-derived North Korean assault r
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Assault rifle
North Korea
1958–present
See Users
Vietnam War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution United States invasion of Grenada
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Factory 61/65
1958–1968
800,000
7.62×39mm
Gas-operated
600–650 rounds/min
30-round detachable AK magazines
Iron sights
58식자동보총
五八式自動步銃
Opalsik jadongbochong
Op'alsik chadongboch'ong
Cuba
North Korea
Malta
Nicaragua
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 600–650 rounds/min | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 600–650 rounds/min | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 600–650 rounds/min | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Type 58 assault rifle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CameroonReported count for Type 58. Service scope: Cameroon Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Type 58. Service scope: Cameroon Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Cuba
Malta
Nicaragua North Korea
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Vietnam