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Valmet M78
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:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dawn | Patrick Swayze | Jed Eckert | 1984 | |
| Red Dawn | Jennifer Grey | Toni Mason | 1984 | |
| Red Dawn | Soviet paratroopers | 1984 | ||
| Bird on a Wire | David Carradine | Eugene Sorenson | 1990 | |
| The Negotiator | Michael Cudlitz | Palermo | scope and laser sight | 1998 |
| Light It Up | SWAT sniper | footage from The Negotiator, with laser sight, and scope | 1999 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Duty | NVA soldiers | 1987 - 1989 | ||
| The Chicago Code | Latino gang member | S01E07 - "Black Hand and the Onion Man" | 2011 |
Valmet M78/83
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.
| 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 |