Talk:Sa vz. 58

Not like the StG. 44

The article claims that the Vz's internals are close to the StG. 44, but there are significant differences:

StG - Long-stroke gas piston Vz - Short-stroke gas piston StG - Hammer fired Vz - Striker fired StG - Non-reciprocating charging handle Vz - Reciprocating charging handle StG - Tilting bolt (the entire bolt assembly) Vz - Linearly-moving bolt with separate tilting breechblock 71.193.180.188 04:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Aditional variants

Pictures of few variants that may be spotted :

SA Vz. 58 Tactical with railed handguards and a M4-style buttstock - 7.62x39mm

Sa. Vz. 58 Defender - Shorter barrel, few little differences

Sa. Vz. 58 Pi - Flash hider, bipod and Nightvision

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Cz-858 or Cz-858 Tactical - Civilian sporting version, mainly for export into US

Sa. Vz. 58 in 601SKSS modification - Sa. Vz. 58V in Czech special forces modification