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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:''' | ||
==Valmet M78== | |||
[[File:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 40 round Magazine - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 40 round Magazine - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[File:ValmetM78A2 308.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 21 November 2018
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).
The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:
Valmet M78
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 |
| The Negotiator | Michael Cudlitz | Palermo | 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight | 1998 |
| Light It Up | SWAT sniper | footage from The Negotiator; 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight | 1999 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Duty | NVA soldiers | 7.62x51mm NATO | 1987 - 1989 |
Valmet M78/83
In the early 1980s, Valmet released a version of the M78 with a [{SVD]]-styled black synthetic thumbhole stock and black Synthetic Foregrip, called the M78/83.
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Col. John Matrix | 7.62x39mm | 1985 |
| Maximum Overdrive | Leon Rippy | Brad | with scope | 1986 |
| Predator | Rebels | 7.62x39mm | 1987 | |
| Short Time | Paul Jarrett | Jonas Lutz | 1990 | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Vietnamese soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Hard Target | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Stephan | 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope | 1993 |
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 |