Vz. 58
| 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.
Sources
- Československý samopal (útočná puška) vzor 58 P | Vojenský historický ústav Praha
- Centrefire automatic military rifle – Samopal Vz. 58 P | Royal Armouries
- Czech Samopal Vzor 1958 | Small Arms Review
- International Communist Aid to North Vietnam | CIA (released via Intelligence.gov)
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Sa vz. 58 (vz. 58) assault rifle.
