VZ-58
A S S A U L T R I F F L E S
Caliber
7,62x39
In Service
1959
Type
A S S A U L T R I F F L E S
About this weapon
The 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.