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Small arms1959–present
Assault rifle
Vz. 58 is a assault rifle originating in Czechoslovakia. It was built by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.845 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.845 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.845 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Assault rifle
Czechoslovakia
1959–present
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Jiří Čermák
1956–1958
Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
1959–1982
Approx. 920,000
See Variants
2.91 kg (6.42 lb)
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
390 mm (15.4 in)
57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded
255 mm (10.0 in)
7.62×39mm
Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock
800 rounds/min
705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J
100–800 m sight adjustments
2,800 m
Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded
Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius
Angola
Burundi
Cuba
Cyprus
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Kurdistan
Ivory Coast
Laos
Libya
Mozambique
Philippines
Slovakia
Somalia
Syria
Tanzania
Ukraine
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vz. 58 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola
Burundi
Cuba
Cyprus
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Laos
Libya
Mozambique
Philippines
SlovakiaReported count for Vz. 58 Bayonet. Service scope: Slovak Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 25,000. Origin: Czechoslovakia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Somalia
Syria
Tanzania
Ukraine
VietnamAngola, Burundi, Cuba, Cyprus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Ivory Coast, Laos, Libya, Mozambique, Philippines, Slovakia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam
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