Photos vz. 58 around the world

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Vz. 58/98 Buldog 9x19 mm

 

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US Armed Forces in Vietnam

 

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Mali

 

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Mali

 

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Indian Army Troops from Garhwal Infantry Regiment

 

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Had Czech made VZ-58 to RPK style?

 

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Had Czech made VZ-58 to RPK style?

Well, yes and no, there was Vz. 58 Kleč light machine gun project in the 1970s, but only 9 prototypes were made and tested and not adopted for serial production. But vz. 58Pi uses bipod with NSP-2.

 

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AP-Z 67 from the end of the 1960s in NATO standard

 

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very nice to make model resin or plastic 1/120 or 1/16!

 

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AP-Z 67 from the end of the 1960s in NATO standard

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RPS-001/001S 80-90's era in NATO standard second,but use 5.56 and new flash hider call RungPaiSarn(RPS) and use US M-7 bayonet!

RPS-001 nodify from VZ-58 to 5.56,made by RungPaiSarn company.made prototype unknow number,RPS-001 and RPS-001S for short bareel,new flash hider call RPS and use US M-7 bayonet!company made under ministry of defense,but company close by political game!
In 1986-1987.Czechoslovakia win deal a lot of 5.56 bullets for Thai,China lost.I think Czechoslovakia send VZ-58 to Thai for this gift.
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Fusil de asalto: Rung Paisarn RPS-001 (Tailandia)

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all products promote poster of company

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ปืนรุ่งไพศาล ที่ไม่ได้รับการคัดเลือกให้เป็นปืนประจำการกองทัพไทย

- RPS-001s มันเป็นปืนที่กองทัพไทยพัฒนาเองโดย มีต้นแบบมาจาก M16A2 และ VZ58โดยรุ่งไพศาลอุตสาหกรรมเป็นผู้รับเหมา หากใครเคยอ่านนิตยสาร สมรภูมิ -Battle Field ..

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Thailand's K-2: Rung Paisarn RPS-001 Assault Rifle

Was that a f***ing INSAS?! Had Thailand really that desperate, considering that North Korean MBT and now this! The answer is no, this isn't an INSAS, this is the Rung Paisarn industry RPS-001 Assault Rifle. Indigenously developed in Thailand. This's its story Back in the 1990s, the Royal Thai...

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Indian Army

 

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Indian Army PARA (SF) Commandos Marching (Pre 2008)

 

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Indian Army PARA (SF) Commandos Marching (Pre 2008)
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original color of VZ-58?

 

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original color of VZ-58?

No, some guns were painted to use during parades.

 

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Vz. 58 of Czech Army Honor Guard

 

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Indian Army Paratroopers during encounters in Kashmir (Pre 2010)

 

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US veterans in Ukraine