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'''The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:''' | '''The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:''' | ||
[[Image:Valmet M78.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 7.62x39mm with | [[Image:Valmet M78.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 7.62x39mm with 75-round drum and 40-round box magazines]] | ||
[[Image:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 7.62x39mm | [[Image:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 7.62x39mm 40 round Magazine]] | ||
[[Image:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 29 November 2009
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.
The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Col. John Matrix | M78/83, with SVD-style stock | 1985 |
| Predator | Rebels | M78/83, with SVD-style stock | 1987 | |
| Red Dawn | Patrick Swayze | Jed Eckert | 1984 | |
| Red Dawn | Jennifer Grey | Toni Mason | 1984 | |
| Red Dawn | Soviet paratroopers | 1984 | ||
| The Negotiator | Michael Cudlitz | Palermo | With scope and laser pointer | 1998 |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Vietnamese soldiers | M78/83, with SVD-style stock | 1985 | |
| Light It Up | N.Y.P.D. SWAT sniper | M78/83, with SVD-style stock, laser pointer, and scope | 1999 | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | NVA soldier | 1989 | ||
| Hard Target | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Stephan | M78/83, with SVD-style stock and scope | 1993 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVA soldiers | Tour of Duty | 1987 - 1989 |