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The Vz 58 is an assault rifle of Czechoslovak origin. It is often mistaken for a derivate of the AK-47, but it is very different internally. The Vz 58 is no longer produced, but remains in widespread use.
The Vz 58 was developed at the same time as the AKM and had the AK-47 as an example, but resulted in a very design with similar capabilities. It uses a short stroke gas piston and a falling breachblock. Altough the same ammunition is used the magazines of the Vz 58 and AK-47 are not interchangeable.
The Vz 58 is a select fire rifle that fires the 7.62x39mm Soviet round from 30 round magazines. The cyclic rate of fire is 800 rpm, which is much higher than the AK-47 and its derivatives. The effective range is about 300 meters.