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:
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.
