7,62mm samopal vzor 58 (7,62 sub machine gun model 58) also called Sa vz. 58 or just vz. 58, is an assault rifle originating from Czechoslovakia. The rifle has two major variants; the P-variant that has fixed stock and the V-variant with metal folding stock.
They were originally produced by CZUB from 1959 until 1984. Czech Small Arms company produces modern vz. 58 Sporter rifles, including the Sa vz. 58 Compact, which is a modern ultra-compact assault carbine.
Although it visually resembles an AK-47 and even uses the same 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, the vz 58 has noted design differences, to a point the two rifle designs don't share any parts. Also, it uses different operating action, with Vz 58 using hinged locking piece assisted breechblock and the AK using a closed rotating bolt. Regardless, during the Cold War, the vz 58 was used as stand-in to AK rifles in Western popular media.
Appearances[]
James Bond with a vz. 58-V, sliding down the banister of Kamal Khan's palace.
For Your Eyes Only (film)[]
One of the thugs at Hector Gonzales's pool party has a vz. 58-V.
Octopussy (film)[]
V-variant Vz 58 is carried by one of the Soviet soldiers that accompanies General Gogol to the demolished Mercedes-Benz with the stolen jewels. Later, a P-variant appears in hands one of the soldiers shooting towards General Orlov when he is attempting to run after the train on foot.
Near the end, when Bond and co. raid Kamal Khan's Palace, one of the guards has V-variant. Bond kills him and uses it to fight off. Kamal's guards. Notably, he uses it when sliding down the banister and gunning down Kamal's men.
A View to a Kill (film)[]
In the opening sequence, the Soviet troops carry vz. 58-P. The Soviet Helicopter Pilot uses a vz. 58 with a stock removed and a brass catcher bag attached.
Spectre (film)[]
After escaping from the torture chamber, Bond uses a CSA vz. 58 Compact to fight his way through the Saharan Crater Facility.
No Time to Die (film)[]
In the opening flashback sequence, Lyutsifer Safin is armed with a CSA vz. 58 Compact. Since the flashback sequence takes place in the 1990s, this would make vz. 58 Compact's appearance here anachronistic, as the firearm in question entered markets in 2007.
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- In The Living Daylights, the Czechoslovakian forces, who at the time used vz. 58 as their standard rifle, are instead shown to use AK-derivatives (specifically the Hungarian FEG AMMS). As noted above, while vz. 58 looks like AK, it is ultimately a different firearm design. Whats more, in the previous film, A View to a Kill, the Soviet soldiers there all use the vz. 58 instead of any actual AK-variant.
- This gun has appeared in the last two Bond movies of both Roger Moore and Daniel Craig, both who have the reputation as the longest-tenured Bond actors. Also in both cases, Bond uses it near the end of the actors' second-to-last films, and in the final one, only the enemy uses it in the opening sequence, which takes place in snowy environment.