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vz. 52 rifle

designed by Jan and Jaroslav Kratochvíl

RiflesCzechoslovakiaRetired
vz. 52 rifle
Overall length 1,005 mm
Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Caliber
7.62×39mm, 7.62×45mm
Action
Gas-operated, tilting bolt
Muzzle velocity
760 m/s
Effective range
650 m
Maximum range
2,000 m
Magazine
10 rounds
Weight (empty)
4.14 kg
Length
1,005 mm
Barrel length
520 mm
Designer
Jan and Jaroslav Kratochvíl
Designed
1951
Produced
1952–1959
Units produced
1,000,000

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Ammunition

7.62×39mmRifle · Soviet Union · 1944
7.62×45mmRifle · Czechoslovakia · 1952

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Vietnam WarYom Kippur WarIraq War
Users
Angola militaryCzechoslovakia militaryEgypt militaryEthiopia militaryIndonesia militaryIsrael militaryJordan militaryKuwait militaryLebanon militaryNicaragua militaryNigeria militaryQatar militarySomalia militarySyria militaryVietnam militaryYemen militaryZimbabwe military

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: List of weapons of the Vietnam War, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: Vz. 52 rifle, Wikipedia