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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).
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 |
| Maximum Overdrive | Leon Rippy | Brad | M78/83, with SVD-style stock and scope | 1986 |
| 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 | ||
| Latino gang member | The Chicago Code | S01E07 - "Black Hand and the Onion Man"/2011 |