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The Finnish '''Valmet M78 Light Machine Gun''' has the standard clubfoot [[RPK light machine gun|RPK]]-style buttstock and either a wooden or black Synthetic forearm, and sometimes is used to stand in for the RPK in some films. ''It has been chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington), 7.62x39mm, and 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester).'' 
The Finnish '''Valmet M78''' light machine gun has the standard clubfoot [[RPK]]-style buttstock and either a wooden or black synthetic forearm, and sometimes is used to stand in for the RPK in some films. It has been chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington), 7.62x39mm, and 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester).  


In the early 1980s, Valmet released a version of the M78 with a '''black Synthetic Thumbhole stock and black Synthetic Foregrip''', called the '''M78/83'''.
See also [[Valmet M76]].


'''The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:'''
{{Gun Title}}
[[Image:Valmet M78.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with 75-round drum and 40-round box magazines - 7.62x39mm]]
 
[[Image:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 40 round Magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
==Valmet M78==
[[Image:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[File:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 40 round Magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:299ValmetM78HB.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with magazine removed and scope - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[File:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[File:299ValmetM78HB.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with magazine removed and scope - 7.62x51mm NATO]]


=== Film ===
=== Film ===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
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| ''[[Commando]]'' || [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] || Col. John Matrix || M78/83, with [[SVD Dragunov|SVD]]-style stock || 1985
| rowspan = 3 | ''[[Red Dawn (1984)|Red Dawn]]'' || [[Patrick Swayze]] || Jed Eckert || rowspan = 3 | 7.62x39mm || rowspan = 3 | 1984
|-
|-
| ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'' || [[Leon Rippy]] || Brad || M78/83, with SVD-style stock and scope || 1986
| [[Jennifer Grey]] || Toni Mason
|-
|-
| ''[[Predator]]'' || || Rebels || M78/83, with SVD-style stock || 1987
| || Soviet paratroopers
|-
|-
| ''[[Red Dawn]]'' || [[Patrick Swayze]] || Jed Eckert || || 1984
| ''[[Bird on a Wire]]'' || [[David Carradine]] || Eugene Sorenson || 7.62x51mm NATO || 1990
|-
|-
| ''[[Red Dawn]]'' || [[Jennifer Grey]] || Toni Mason ||  || 1984
|}
 
=== Television ===
 
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Red Dawn]]'' || || Soviet paratroopers || || 1984
|   ''[[Tour of Duty]]'' || || North Vietnamese soldiers || 7.62x51mm NATO || 1987 - 1989
|-
|-
| ''[[Bird on a Wire]]'' || [[David Carradine]] || Eugene Sorenson ||  || 1990
|}
 
=== 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'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Negotiator, The|The Negotiator]]'' || [[Michael Cudlitz]] || Palermo || scope and laser sight|| 1998
|   ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' ||M78 || || 7.62x51mm NATO || 2016
|-
|-
| ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]'' || || Vietnamese soldiers || M78/83, with SVD-style stock || 1985
|}
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=Valmet M78/83=
[[File:Valmet M78 83S.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78/83S with Mauser Mark X Electro-Point 4x40 scope (converted to full-auto) - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 
In the early 1980s, Valmet released a sniper rifle version of the M78 with a [[SVD]]-styled black synthetic thumbhole stock and black synthetic forearm, called the '''M78/83''' or the '''M78/83S'''.
 
=== Film ===
 
{| 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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Light It Up]]'' || || SWAT sniper || footage from ''[[The Negotiator]]'', M78/83, with SVD-style stock, laser sight, and scope || 1999
| ''[[Commando]]'' || [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] || Col. John Matrix || 7.62x39mm || 1985
|-
|-
| ''[[Hard Target]]'' || [[Sven-Ole Thorsen]] || Stephan || M78/83, with SVD-style stock and scope || 1993
| ''[[Maximum Overdrive]]'' || [[Leon Rippy]] || Brad || likely 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope || 1986
|-
| ''[[Predator (1987)|Predator]]'' ||  || Rebels || 7.62x39mm || 1987
|-
|''[[Short Time]] || [[Paul Jarrett]] || Jonas Lutz || 7.62x39mm || 1990
|-
| ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]'' ||  || Vietnamese soldiers || || 1985
|-
| ''[[Hard Target]]'' || [[Sven-Ole Thorsen]] || Stephan || 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope || 1993
|-
| ''[[Negotiator, The|The Negotiator]]'' || [[Michael Cudlitz]] || Palermo || 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight|| 1998
|-
| ''[[Light It Up]]'' ||  || NYPD ESU sniper || footage from ''[[The Negotiator]]''; 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight || 1999
|-
|-
|}
|}
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
|  ''[[Tour of Duty]]'' || || NVA soldiers || || 1987 - 1989
|  ''[[Chicago Code, The|The Chicago Code]]'' || || Latino gang member || 7.62x51mm NATO; S01E07 - "Black Hand and the Onion Man" || 2011
|-
|  ''[[The Chicago Code]]'' |||| Latino gang member ||   S01E07 - "Black Hand and the Onion Man" || 2011
|-
|-
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 01:15, 15 July 2023

The Finnish Valmet M78 light machine gun has the standard clubfoot RPK-style buttstock and either a wooden or black synthetic forearm, and sometimes is used to stand in for the RPK in some films. It has been chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington), 7.62x39mm, and 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester).

See also Valmet M76.

The Valmet M78 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Valmet M78

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Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 40 round Magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Valmet M78 with magazine removed and scope - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Red Dawn Patrick Swayze Jed Eckert 7.62x39mm 1984
Jennifer Grey Toni Mason
Soviet paratroopers
Bird on a Wire David Carradine Eugene Sorenson 7.62x51mm NATO 1990

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Air Date
Tour of Duty North Vietnamese soldiers 7.62x51mm NATO 1987 - 1989

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades M78 7.62x51mm NATO 2016


Valmet M78/83

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Valmet M78/83S with Mauser Mark X Electro-Point 4x40 scope (converted to full-auto) - 7.62x51mm NATO

In the early 1980s, Valmet released a sniper rifle version of the M78 with a SVD-styled black synthetic thumbhole stock and black synthetic forearm, called the M78/83 or the M78/83S.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Commando Arnold Schwarzenegger Col. John Matrix 7.62x39mm 1985
Maximum Overdrive Leon Rippy Brad likely 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope 1986
Predator Rebels 7.62x39mm 1987
Short Time Paul Jarrett Jonas Lutz 7.62x39mm 1990
Rambo: First Blood Part II Vietnamese soldiers 1985
Hard Target Sven-Ole Thorsen Stephan 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope 1993
The Negotiator Michael Cudlitz Palermo 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight 1998
Light It Up NYPD ESU sniper footage from The Negotiator; 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight 1999

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Chicago Code Latino gang member 7.62x51mm NATO; S01E07 - "Black Hand and the Onion Man" 2011

See Also

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