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The '''SA vz-58''' (sometimes erroneously called the CZ58) is a Czechoslovakian assault rifle designed in the 1950's. 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. 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.
The '''Sa vz. 58''' (''Samopal vzor 58''; "Submachine gun model 58") is a Czechoslovakian assault rifle designed in the 1950's. 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 [[Sturmgewehr 44|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 Rifle|vz. 52 semi-automatic rifle]].  


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.


'''The SA Vz.58 can be seen in the following films, television series, and video games us by the following actors:'''
{{Gun Title}}


==SA vz.58P==
__TOC__
[[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Czech SA vz-58P''' ''(Pěchotní aka "Infantry")'' with fixed stock - 7.62x39mm]]


=== Film ===
=Sa vz. 58 P=
[[Image:800px-Sa 58-JH01.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Sa vz. 58 P - 7.62x39mm]]
 
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:''' {{convert|kg|2.91}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|845}}
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|390}}
 
* '''Feed System:''' 30-round box magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 
-----
 
== Film ==


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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| [[Full Metal Jacket]] || [[Ngoc Le]] || Việt Cộng sniper ||  || 1987
| ''[[Octopussy]]'' || || Soviet soldier ||  || 1983
|-
|-
| [[Behind Enemy Lines]] || || Serbian soldiers ||  || 2001
| ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' || [[Ngoc Le]] || Việt Cộng sniper ||  || 1987
|-
|-
| [[Lord of War]] || || || Seen in Russian weapons depot || 2005
| ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || [[Jan Pohan]] || Commander ''LM'' || || 1988
|-
|-
| [[For Your Eyes Only]] || || Guard ||  || 1981
| ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || || Members of ''LM'', Czechoslovak soldiers ||  || 1988
|-
|-
| [[A View to a Kill]] || || Soviet soldiers || || 1985
|rowspan=2|''[[To Survive (Chtoby vyzhit)]]'' || [[Sergey Veksler]] || Nikolai ||rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1992
|-
|-
| [[Stealth]] || || Tajikistan terrorists ||  || 2005
|| Mercenaries ||
|-
|-
| [[Peacemaker, The|The Peacemaker]] ||  || Russian soldiers ||  || 1997
| ''[[Sniper]]'' ||  || Ochoa guards ||  || 1993
|-
|''[[There Once Was a Cop]]|| [[Jaroslav Sypal]] || Por. Hrubec  || || 1995
|-
| ''[[Peacemaker, The|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 (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
|-
|''[[Vermin, The (Škodná)|The Vermin (Škodná)]]''||  || Czech SWAT ||"Snow Day", w/ magazines removed || 2006
|-
| ''[[Devil's Ruse, The (Dáblova lest)| 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|xXx: Return of Xander Cage]] ||  || Guard ||  || 2017
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Television ===
== Television ==
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
|  ||  || [[CSI: Miami]] || || 2002 - ????
|''[[CSI: Miami - Season 5|CSI: Miami]]'' || || || "Man Down"  || 2002 - 2012
|-
|''[[City of Shadows (Mesto Tienov)]]'' || || || S1E05 || 2008 - 2012
|-
| ''[[Missing (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 ===
== Video Games ==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
|-
|-
|[[Operation Flashpoint]]||Ak 47 CZ||||||2001
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' || Ak 47 CZ || || || 2001
|-
|''[[Ghost Recon|Ghost Recon: Island Thunder]]'' || vz.58 || || || 2003
|-
|-
|[[Ghost Recon]]||||||||2001
|[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|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
|}
|}


==SA vz.58V==
=Sa vz. 58 V=
[[Image:VZ58.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Czech SA vz-58V''' ''(Výsadkový aka "Airborne")'' with folding stock - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:VZ58.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Sa vz. 58 V - 7.62x39mm]]
 
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:''' {{convert|kg|2.91}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|845}} (stock extended), {{convert|mm|636}} (stock folded)


=== Film ===
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|390}}
 
* '''Feed System:''' 30-round box magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 
-----
== Film ==


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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| [[Octopussy]] || [[Roger Moore]] || James Bond ||  || 1983
|rowspan="6" | ''[[Two Men Report Arrival|Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod)]]'' || [[Jaromír Hanzlík]] || Pvt. Jiří Valenta ||  || rowspan="6" | 1975
|-
| [[Tomás Töpfer]]  || Cpl. Čečetka ||
|-
|  [[Jaroslav Drbohlav]] || Pvt. Lukáš ||
|-
|  [[Vítezslav Jandák]] || Pvt. Václav Šupík ||
|-
|  [[Jan Kraus]] || Pvt. Hudeček ||
|-
|  || Czechoslovak soldiers ||
|-
| ''[[For Your Eyes Only]]'' ||  || Guard ||  || 1981
|-
|rowspan="3" | ''[[Octopussy]]'' || || Soviet soldier ||  || rowspan="3" | 1983
|-
|  || Kamal Khan's guard ||
|-
|  [[Roger Moore]] || James Bond ||
|-
| ''[[A View To A Kill]]'' || || Helicopter soldier ||  || 1985
|-
|rowspan="3" | ''[[Who's That Soldier?|Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?)]]'' || [[Jirí Langmajer]] || Pfc. Milan Kouba ||  || rowspan="3" | 1988
|-
| [[Michal Kocourek]]  || Pvt. Kořínek ||
|-
|  || Czechoslovak soldiers ||
|-
| ''[[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 ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[CSI: NY]]''||  || ||"Snow Day", w/ magazines removed || 2004 - ????
|-
|''[[Unit, The|The Unit]]''  |||| Georgian rebels || "Bait" || 2006 - 2009
|-
|''[[Strike Back: Project Dawn]]''  || [[Phillip Winchester]]  || Sergeant Michael Stonebridge  || Standard and Tactical variants || 2011
|-
|-
| [[Octopussy]] || || Henchmen || || 1983
| ''[[Strike Back: Project Dawn]]''  ||[[Sullivan Stapleton]] || Sergeant Damien Scott || Standard and Tactical variants || 2011
|-
|-
| [[Behind Enemy Lines]] ||  || Serbian soldiers ||  || 2001
|''[[Strike Back: Project Dawn]]''  || || Georgian Special Forces  || Tactical version|| 2011
|-
| ''[[Kriminálka Staré mesto II.]]'' ||  || Slovak SWAT ||  || 2013
|-
| ''[[Tyrant]]'' ||  || freedom figthers ||  || 2014
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Television ===
== Video Games ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' || || || || 2001
|-
| ''[[Vietcong 2]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Chameleon]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[ArmA II|ArmA II Operation Arrowhead]]'' || Sa-58V || Desert camo paint, optional red dot sight or ACOG || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016
|}
 
<br clear=all>
 
=Czech Small Arms Sa vz. 58 Carbine=
[[File:SA vz. 58 Carbine.jpg|thumb|right|400px|CSA Sa vz. 58 Carbine - 7.62x39mm]]
 
==Specifications==
(2007 – Present)
 
* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
 
* '''Calibers:''' 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|2.97}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|755}} with stock extended, {{convert|mm|545}} with stock folded
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|300}}


* '''Feed System:''' 30-round box magazine
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[The Devil's Ruse (Dáblova lest)]]''  ||  || Policeman  || Fitted with railed handguard, vertical grip and EOTech sight || 2008
|-
| ''[[Missing (2012)| Missing]]'' || [[Karel Dobrý]] || "Coffee man" || "Ice Queen" (S01S03) || 2012
|-
| ''[[Missing (2012)| Missing]]'' ||  || Castle guards || "A Busy Solitude" (S01E06) || 2012
|-
|}
 
<br clear=all>
 
=Czech Small Arms Sa vz. 58 Compact=
[[File:SA vz.58 Compact 7.62x39mm.jpg|thumb|right|400px|CSA Sa vz. 58 Compact - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:CSA vz 58 Compact 223.jpg|thumb|right|400px|CSA Sa vz. 58 Compact - 5.56x45mm]]
==Specifications==
(2007 – Present)
 
* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
 
* '''Calibers:''' 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|2.75}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|645}} with stock extended, {{convert|mm|435}} with stock folded
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|190}}
 
* '''Feed System:''' 30-round box magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 
== Film ==
 
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|''[[Spectre]]'' ||[[Daniel Craig]]  || James Bond ||rowspan="2"| 5.56x45mm version  ||rowspan="2"| 2015
|-
| || Henchmen
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Operation Mekong]]'' || [[Zhang Hanyu]] || Gao Gang || 5.56x45mm version ||rowspan="2" | 2016
|-
| [[Vithaya Pansringarm]] || P'Som || 7.62x39mm version
|-
|rowspan="3" | ''[[Cold War 2]]'' || Eddie Peng || Joe Lee ||rowspan="2"|5.56x45mm version with Aimpoint Red Dot sights || rowspan="3" | 2016
|-
| Tony Yang  || Roy Ho
|-
|  ||Henchmen|| 7.62x39mm version
|-
| ''[[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 ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
|  || Hostages || [[CSI: NY]] / "Snow Day" || w/ magazines removed || 2004 - ????
|''[[Nikita - Season 2]]'' ||   || GOGOL agents  || Fitted with sight rails || 2011 - 2012
|-
|-
| || Georgian rebels || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "Bait" || || 2006 - 2009
| ''[[Strike Back: Project Dawn]]'' || [[Philip Winchester]] || Sergeant Michael Stonebridge || with tactical attachments || 2011
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Video Games ===
== Video Games ==
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|-
|-
|[[Operation Flashpoint]]||||||||2001
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016
|-
|[[Vietcong 2]]||||||||2005
|-
|[[ArmA II|ArmA II Operation Arrowhead]]||||Desert camo paint, Red Dots or ACOG sights|| ||2009
|-
|-
|}
|}


<br clear=all>
=See Also=
*[[CZ]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Česká zbrojovka


{{AK}}


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Latest revision as of 06:48, 17 November 2023

The Sa vz. 58 (Samopal vzor 58; "Submachine gun model 58") is a Czechoslovakian assault rifle designed in the 1950's. 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 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.

The Sa vz. 58 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Sa vz. 58 P

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Sa vz. 58 P - 7.62x39mm

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: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • Length: 33.3 in (84.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 15.4 in (39 cm)
  • Feed System: 30-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

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
Mercenaries
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

Sa vz. 58 V

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Sa vz. 58 V - 7.62x39mm

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: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • Length: 33.3 in (84.5 cm) (stock extended), 25 in (63.6 cm) (stock folded)
  • Barrel length: 15.4 in (39 cm)
  • Feed System: 30-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Two Men Report Arrival (Dva muži hlásí příchod) Jaromír Hanzlík Pvt. Jiří Valenta 1975
Tomás Töpfer Cpl. Čečetka
Jaroslav Drbohlav Pvt. Lukáš
Vítezslav Jandák Pvt. Václav Šupík
Jan Kraus Pvt. Hudeček
Czechoslovak soldiers
For Your Eyes Only Guard 1981
Octopussy Soviet soldier 1983
Kamal Khan's guard
Roger Moore James Bond
A View To A Kill Helicopter soldier 1985
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) Jirí Langmajer Pfc. Milan Kouba 1988
Michal Kocourek Pvt. Kořínek
Czechoslovak soldiers
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 version 2011
Kriminálka Staré mesto II. Slovak SWAT 2013
Tyrant freedom figthers 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


Czech Small Arms Sa vz. 58 Carbine

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CSA Sa vz. 58 Carbine - 7.62x39mm

Specifications

(2007 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Calibers: 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
  • Weight: 6.5 lbs (3 kg)
  • Length: 29.7 in (75.5 cm) with stock extended, 21.5 in (54.5 cm) with stock folded
  • Barrel length: 11.8 in (30 cm)
  • 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

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CSA Sa vz. 58 Compact - 7.62x39mm
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CSA Sa vz. 58 Compact - 5.56x45mm

Specifications

(2007 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Calibers: 7.62×39mm, 5.56x45mm
  • Weight: 6.1 lbs (2.8 kg)
  • Length: 25.4 in (64.5 cm) with stock extended, 17.1 in (43.5 cm) with stock folded
  • Barrel length: 7.5 in (19 cm)
  • 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
Henchmen
Operation Mekong Zhang Hanyu Gao Gang 5.56x45mm version 2016
Vithaya Pansringarm P'Som 7.62x39mm version
Cold War 2 Eddie Peng Joe Lee 5.56x45mm version with Aimpoint Red Dot sights 2016
Tony Yang Roy Ho
Henchmen 7.62x39mm version
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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