Czechoslovakian Vz. 58

The Vz. 58.It looks like an AK but shares almost no parts.

1The Czechoslovakian Kalashnikov

Vz. 58 illustration

Czechoslovakia chose its own design instead of the AK-47. The Vz. 58 fires the same 7.62×39 cartridge and looks like a Kalashnikov, but it uses a short stroke piston, a tilting locking block and a striker, and almost no parts interchange with an AK.

The Vz. 58P has a fixed stock and the Vz. 58V a folding stock. Vz. 58 parts kits were imported to the United States and rebuilt into semi-auto rifles, which is why they were listed on the original AK-47.us pages with the Kalashnikov family.

2Military Model List

Models listed on the 2014 AK-47.us Kalashnikovs by Country page.

3Bayonets, Kits and Buying

Buying One

Prices, importers, laws and what to look for before you buy.

AK47 Buyers Guide

Historic photos from the AK-47.us archive

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