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Valmet M78
(Redirected from Valmet M78/83)
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).
See also Valmet M76.
The Valmet M78 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime 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 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Duty | North Vietnamese soldiers | 7.62x51mm NATO | 1987 - 1989 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | M78 | 7.62x51mm NATO | 2016 |
Valmet M78/83
In the early 1980s, Valmet released a sniper rifle version of the M78 with a SVD-styled black synthetic thumbhole stock and black synthetic forearm, called the M78/83 or the M78/83S.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Col. John Matrix | 7.62x39mm | 1985 |
| Maximum Overdrive | Leon Rippy | Brad | likely 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope | 1986 |
| Predator | Rebels | 7.62x39mm | 1987 | |
| Short Time | Paul Jarrett | Jonas Lutz | 7.62x39mm | 1990 |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Vietnamese soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Hard Target | Sven-Ole Thorsen | Stephan | 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope | 1993 |
| The Negotiator | Michael Cudlitz | Palermo | 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight | 1998 |
| Light It Up | NYPD ESU sniper | footage from The Negotiator; 7.62x51mm NATO; with scope and laser sight | 1999 |
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 |