vz. 58
Country of origin
Czechoslovakia
ManufacturerČeská zbrojovka Uherský Brod
The vz. 58 (or Sa vz. 58) is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle that was designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia and accepted into service in the late 1950s as the 7.62 mm samopal vzor 58, replacing the vz. 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Tokarev Sa 24 and Sa 26 submachine guns.
While the vz. 58 visually resembles the Soviet Kalashnikov AK-47, it is a different design based on a short-stroke gas piston, though using the same ammunition.
While the vz. 58 visually resembles the Soviet Kalashnikov AK-47, it is a different design based on a short-stroke gas piston, though using the same ammunition.
