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|[[vz. 58]]||[[Assault Rifle]]||Auto+Semi||800 RPM||8.21° & 1.90° [[ADS]]||0.935||715 m/s||7.9g (121.916 gr)||3.8 kg (8.37 lbs)   
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| 7,62 mm samopal vzor 58||[[7.62x39mm]]||[[Czechslovakia]]||1959||Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod||15.4 in (390 mm)||33.3 in (845 mm)||weapon_vz58
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'''Vz. 58''' (Sa vz. 58) is a Czechoslovak select-fire assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Although it resembles the Soviet [[AK-47]] externally, it is a distinct design with a short-stroke gas system and different internal mechanism. It is best known for Czechoslovakia’s independent Cold War small-arms engineering and for using its own non-interchangeable magazines despite sharing the same cartridge as Kalashnikov rifles.
 
 
==HISTORY==
The vz. 58 was developed in Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1950s and accepted for service as the “7.62 mm samopal vzor 58,” replacing the vz. 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Sa 24/Sa 26 submachine guns. While Warsaw Pact standardization pushed toward the 7.62×39mm cartridge, Czechoslovak designers pursued a domestically engineered rifle rather than a direct Kalashnikov copy, resulting in a weapon that only superficially resembles the AK family and shares no parts with it, including the magazine.
 
In the Vietnam War era, communist forces in Indochina received infantry weapons through a broad network of allied military aid, including supplies from Eastern European states. The vz. 58 is documented as having appeared in Vietnam in limited numbers compared with more common Soviet and Chinese AK-pattern rifles, and would have filled the same general role as a standard infantry assault rifle when encountered.
 
 
===Sources===
* [https://www.vhu.cz/exhibit/ceskoslovensky-samopal-utocna-puska-vzor-58-p/ Československý samopal (útočná puška) vzor 58 P | Vojenský historický ústav Praha]
* [https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-271267 Centrefire automatic military rifle – Samopal Vz. 58 P | Royal Armouries]
* [https://smallarmsreview.com/czech-samopal-vzor-1958/ Czech Samopal Vzor 1958 | Small Arms Review]
* [https://www.intelligence.gov/assets/documents/tet-documents/cia/INTERNATIONAL_COMMUNIST_A%5B15617751%5D.pdf International Communist Aid to North Vietnam | CIA (released via Intelligence.gov)]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 24 February 2026

Factions Weapon Icon Classes Ammo

VC
vz. 58		 Assault
 30+1 / 90
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
Partial Empty
34 ×2.52 = 85.68 ×1.2 = 40.8 ×1.15 = 39.1 ×0.8 = 27.2 ×0.75 = 25.5 YES NO 2.966 Seconds 3.66 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
vz. 58 Assault Rifle Auto+Semi 800 RPM 8.21° & 1.90° ADS 0.935 715 m/s 7.9g (121.916 gr) 3.8 kg (8.37 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
7,62 mm samopal vzor 58 7.62x39mm Czechslovakia 1959 Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod 15.4 in (390 mm) 33.3 in (845 mm) weapon_vz58


Vz. 58 (Sa vz. 58) is a Czechoslovak select-fire assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Although it resembles the Soviet AK-47 externally, it is a distinct design with a short-stroke gas system and different internal mechanism. It is best known for Czechoslovakia’s independent Cold War small-arms engineering and for using its own non-interchangeable magazines despite sharing the same cartridge as Kalashnikov rifles.


HISTORY

The vz. 58 was developed in Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1950s and accepted for service as the “7.62 mm samopal vzor 58,” replacing the vz. 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Sa 24/Sa 26 submachine guns. While Warsaw Pact standardization pushed toward the 7.62×39mm cartridge, Czechoslovak designers pursued a domestically engineered rifle rather than a direct Kalashnikov copy, resulting in a weapon that only superficially resembles the AK family and shares no parts with it, including the magazine.

In the Vietnam War era, communist forces in Indochina received infantry weapons through a broad network of allied military aid, including supplies from Eastern European states. The vz. 58 is documented as having appeared in Vietnam in limited numbers compared with more common Soviet and Chinese AK-pattern rifles, and would have filled the same general role as a standard infantry assault rifle when encountered.


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