John here's your barrel - the RPK of vz.58s?

[CitizenPete]

Elongated vz.58 -- (about 8" longer barrel), but is it heavier wall?.   
Caption of pic says: vz.43.
(was this a typo?) 

Model ("Vzor" or Vz.) number usually designated YEAR of acceptance/approval and/or first year of manufacturing.

...gun (barrel) elongated by 200mm and the buttstock type is RPK,  7.62x39 mm vz.43

Samopal Vz.58, Jiri Fencl, ISBN 80-206-0765-X
pp.128

[felix]

CP, Are these barrels available to us poor folks or was this just an informational posting?

[CitizenPete]

CP, Are these barrels available to us poor folks or was this just an informational posting?

Info only -- VZ.58 RPK model.


Picture in the afore referenced book.

[Orpheus]

He's probably referring to what we call the "M43" Soviet cartridge. In other words, it should be read as  "7.62x39, M43"

[CitizenPete]

Reference: Samopal Vz.58, Jiri Fencl, ISBN 80-206-0765-Xpp.128

[CitizenPete]

He's probably referring to what we call the "M43" Soviet cartridge. In other words, it should be read as  "7.62x39, M43"

   Lost me on this.

[RSR]

"vz" is short for "vzor" which means "pattern" or "model".  M43 is the type of 7.62x39 cartridge. 

I had to think a few times to get what Orpheus was saying... 

I think the "Obr" stands for "obr?zek" which means "picture" or "photo"...

Believe first pic caption roughly translates to (with major help from google translate):
"Small arm KLEC (KLEK appearing to be the name of the picture rifle) with an 200mm extended machine gun barrel and RPK type buttstock.  Charge/cartridge 7.62x39 M43."

Second pic is basically saying it's a VZ58 with an extended barrel.