Sa vz. 58

The Sa vz. 58 (Samopal vzor 58; "Submachine gun model 58") is a Czechoslovakian assault rifle designed in the 1950s. Although externally somewhat similar to the AK-47 series of rifles, it is actually a much different weapon, with the internals being closer to those of the German StG 44 (with some differences). Despite firing the same cartridge (7.62x39mm) as the AK-47 variants, no vz. 58 part, including the magazine, is interchangeable with those of the AK-47. Though the term "Sa" (which is short for Samopal, which means "submachine gun") is part of this firearm's official name, it is not a submachine gun as most firearms historians use the term. "Sa" was used for all subsequent select fire weapons that Czechoslovakia built and adopted after their last indigenous design, the vz. 52 semi-automatic rifle. 
The vz. 58 was designed in 1956, in response to Soviet pressure to have all Warsaw Pact nations use the same common ammunition types, in this case 7.62x39mm. It entered service in 1959, and over 920,000 were manufactured until 1984. Its first proposed replacement was the unsuccessful CZ 2000 assault rifle, which was shelved in 2007. It has been since succeeded in Czech service by the CZ 805 BREN series. Besides use by Czechoslovakia (and later Czechia and Slovakia), the vz. 58 series was widely exported worldwide, and has been used in conflicts like the Vietnam War, Nigerian Civil War, The Troubles, South African Border War, Gulf War, Iraq War, Syrian Civil War, and Russo-Ukrainian War.
The original rifle has no provision for optics mounting. Most modern commercial examples and some special forces rifles have addressed this by the addition of a Soviet style side rail. 
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=Sa vz. 58 P=
The Sa vz. 58 P (Pěchotní; "Infantry") is the infantry variant of the Sa vz. 58, featuring a fixed wooden or synthetic stock.
==Specifications==
(1959–1984)
* Type: Assault Rifle
* Caliber: 7.62×39mm M43
* Weight: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 30-round box magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
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== Film ==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Octopussy 	 	Soviet soldier 	 	1983
Full Metal Jacket 	Ngoc Le 	Việt Cộng sniper 	 	1987
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)	Jan Pohan 	Commander LM 	 	1988
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)	 	Members of LM, Czechoslovak soldiers	 	1988
To Survive (Chtoby vyzhit) 	Sergey Veksler	Nikolai 	 	1992
To Survive (Chtoby vyzhit) 	Mercenaries 	 	 	1992
Sniper 	 	Ochoa guards 	 	1993
There Once Was a Cop 	Jaroslav Sypal	Por. Hrubec 	 	1995
The Peacemaker 	 	Russian soldiers 	 	1997
Commander Hamilton 	 	Russian troops 	 	1998
Commander Hamilton 	 	henchmen 	 	1998
Behind Enemy Lines 	 	Serbian soldiers 	 	2001
Old Men in New Cars 	 	Ratco's gangster 	 	2002
Bad Company 	 	Terrorist 	 	2002
Antikiller 2: Antiterror 	 	A Chechen terrorist 	 	2003
Lord of War 	 	 	Seen in Russian weapons depot 	2005
Stealth 	 	Tajikistan terrorists 	 	2005
The Vermin (Škodná) 	 	Czech SWAT 	"Snow Day", w/ magazines removed	2006
The Devil's Ruse (Dáblova lest) 	 	URNA (Czech SWAT) 	 	2008
Balibo 	 	Indonesian soldiers 	 	2009
Lousy Bastards 	 	Taliban fighters 	 	2014
Gangster Ka 	 	URNA (Czech SWAT) 	 	2015
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 	 	Guard 	 	2017
== Television ==
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
CSI: Miami 	 	 	"Man Down" 	2002 - 2012
City of Shadows (Mesto Tienov) 	 	 	S1E05 	2008 - 2012
Missing 	Nick Eversman	Michael Winstone 	"The Three Bears" (S01E05) 	2012
Arrow - Season 5 	 	 	seen in gunstore; "Vigilante" (S5E07)	2016-2017
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier	 	Latvian police officer	CSA Tactical; "Truth" (S1E05) 	2021
The Accidental Narco 	 	Surinamese army 	Episode 2 	2022
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Operation Flashpoint 	Ak 47 CZ 	 	 	2001
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder 	vz.58 	 	 	2003
Cross Fire 	"VZ-58" 	 	 	2007
ArmA II 	Sa-58P 	 	 	2009
State of Decay 	"Vz. 58 P"	 	added in Lifeline DLC (2014)	2013
Survarium 	Vz.58 P 	 	 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Sa vz. 58 	 	 	2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	 	2016
Vigor 	"vz. 58 P"	 	 	2018
Arma Reforger 	 	 	 	2022
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	 	2022
=Sa vz. 58 V=
The Sa vz. 58 V (Výsadkový; "Airborne") is the airborne variant of the Sa vz. 58, featuring a side-folding metal stock.
==Specifications==
(1959–1984)
* Type: Assault Rifle
* Caliber: 7.62×39mm M43
* Weight: 
* Length: (stock extended), (stock folded)
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 30-round box magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
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== Film ==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	Jaromír Hanzlík 	Pvt. Jiří Valenta 	 	1975
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	Tomás Töpfer 	Cpl. Čečetka 	 	1975
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	Jaroslav Drbohlav	Pvt. Lukáš 	 	1975
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	Vítezslav Jandák 	Pvt. Václav Šupík 	 	1975
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	Jan Kraus 	Pvt. Hudeček 	 	1975
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)	 	Czechoslovak soldiers	 	1975
For Your Eyes Only 	 	Guard 	 	1981
Octopussy 	 	Soviet soldier 	 	1983
Octopussy 	 	Kamal Khan's guard 	 	1983
Octopussy 	Roger Moore 	James Bond 	 	1983
A View To A Kill 	 	Helicopter soldier 	 	1985
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) 	Jirí Langmajer 	Pfc. Milan Kouba 	 	1988
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) 	Michal Kocourek 	Pvt. Kořínek 	 	1988
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) 	 	Czechoslovak soldiers	 	1988
In China They Eat Dogs 	Kim Bodnia 	Harald Blixen 	 	1999
In China They Eat Dogs 	 	Gangsters 	 	1999
Commander Hamilton 	 	PLO troops 	 	1998
Commander Hamilton 	 	Libyan troops 	 	1998
Behind Enemy Lines 	 	Serbian soldiers 	 	2001
Pterodactyl 	 	 	 	2005
The Last King of Scotland 	 	Ugandan soldier 	 	2006
== Television ==
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
CSI: NY 	 	 	"Snow Day", w/ magazines removed	2004 - ????
The Unit 	 	Georgian rebels 	"Bait" 	2006 - 2009
Strike Back: Project Dawn 	Phillip Winchester 	Sergeant Michael Stonebridge	Standard and tactical variants 	2011
Strike Back: Project Dawn 	Sullivan Stapleton 	Sergeant Damien Scott 	Standard and tactical variants 	2011
Strike Back: Project Dawn 	Georgian Special Forces	 	Tactical variant 	2011
Homicide Old Town II (Kriminálka Staré Mesto II)	 	Slovak SWAT 	 	2013
Tyrant 	 	Freedom fighters 	 	2014
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods 	Notation	Release Date
Operation Flashpoint 	 	 	 	2001
Vietcong 2 	 	 	 	2005
Chameleon 	 	 	 	2005
ArmA II Operation Arrowhead 	Sa-58V 	Desert camo paint, optional red dot sight or ACOG	 	2010
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	 	2016
Arma Reforger 	 	 	 	2022
=Czech Small Arms Sa vz. 58 Carbine=
==Specifications==
(2007 – Present)
* Type: Assault Rifle
* Calibers: 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
* Weight: 
* Length: with stock extended, with stock folded
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 30-round box magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
== Television ==
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
The Devil's Ruse (Dáblova lest)	 	Policeman 	Fitted with railed handguard, vertical grip and EOTech sight	2008
Missing 	Karel Dobrý	"Coffee man" 	"Ice Queen" (S01S03) 	2012
Missing 	 	Castle guards	"A Busy Solitude" (S01E06) 	2012
=Czech Small Arms Sa vz. 58 Compact=
==Specifications==
(2007 – Present)
* Type: Assault Rifle
* Calibers: 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
* Weight: 
* Length: with stock extended, with stock folded
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 30-round box magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
== Film ==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Spectre 	Daniel Craig 	James Bond 	5.56x45mm version 	2015
Spectre 	 	Henchmen 	5.56x45mm version 	2015
Operation Mekong 	Zhang Hanyu 	Gao Gang 	5.56x45mm version 	2016
Operation Mekong 	Vithaya Pansringarm	P'Som 	7.62x39mm version 	2016
Cold War 2 	Eddie Peng 	Joe Lee 	5.56x45mm version with Aimpoint Red Dot sights	2016
Cold War 2 	Tony Yang 	Roy Ho 	5.56x45mm version with Aimpoint Red Dot sights	2016
Cold War 2 	 	Henchmen 	7.62x39mm version 	2016
Maze Runner: The Death Cure 	 	"Crank" rebel 	 	2018
Operation Red Sea 	Du Jiang 	Xu Hong 	5.56x45mm version 	2018
No Time to Die 	Rami Malek 	Lyutsifer Safin	5.56x45mm version 	2021
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One	 	mercenaries 	5.56x45mm version 	2023
== Television ==
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Nikita - Season 2 	 	GOGOL agents 	Fitted with sight rails 	2011 - 2012
Strike Back: Project Dawn	Philip Winchester	Sergeant Michael Stonebridge	with tactical attachments	2011
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	 	2016
=See Also=
*CZ - A list of all firearms manufactured by Česká zbrojovka
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