{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "vz-58",
    "name": "Vz. 58",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "cz",
      "name": "Česká zbrojovka (CZ)"
    },
    "category": "rifle",
    "action": "gas-operated-short-stroke",
    "calibers": [
      "7.62x39mm"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Sa vz. 58",
      "CSA vz. 58"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Sa vz. 58 P and V",
      "CSA vz. 58 semi-automatic sporters"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/vz-58.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/vz-58.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "This work order is written for the Vz. 58. It is reported to cover Sa vz. 58 P and V; CSA vz. 58 semi-automatic sporters — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "not-recorded",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": null,
    "source": null
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "84 numbered parts in the manual's figures, with an unusual striker-fired, flat-spring fire-control group retained by e-clips. CZ reserves complete disassembly for a gunsmith workshop, the fire-control group is hard to remove without knowing the trick, and the return mechanism puts two springs in together.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 84,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Numbered part callouts in the manual's figures 2–23 (rifle and magazine; accessories, sling and cleaning kit excluded); e-clips counted as items",
      "basis": "manufacturer-diagram",
      "source": {
        "title": "Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA)",
        "publisher": "CZ-USA (translation of the Czechoslovak military manual; re-hosted on archive.org)",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://archive.org/details/cz-sa-vz.58-manual",
        "page": "Figs. 2–23 (pp. 3–18)",
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "561 - lower handguard pin, 562 - lower handguard spacer"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "CZ says complete disassembly is gunsmith-workshop work, with no owner procedure for the fire-control group, sights or handguard pins.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA)",
          "publisher": "CZ-USA (translation of the Czechoslovak military manual; re-hosted on archive.org)",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://archive.org/details/cz-sa-vz.58-manual",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Complete disassembling of the rifle is only carried out when replacing and repairing its parts at an autho- rized gunsmith workshop."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Getting the fire-control group out without knowing the method gouges the receiver and leads to a lot of fruitless banging.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "How to strip a VZ 58 Fire Control Group",
          "publisher": "The Firearm Blog",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/10/12/how-to-strip-a-vz-58-fire-control-group",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Trying to remove the fire control group from this rifle without knowing how is really hard, and results in lots of unnecessary scrapes on your receiver, and a lot of fruitless banging and frustration."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The return mechanism goes in with the return spring and striker spring started into the carrier and striker together, then the cover is pushed down and locked.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA)",
          "publisher": "CZ-USA (translation of the Czechoslovak military manual; re-hosted on archive.org)",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://archive.org/details/cz-sa-vz.58-manual",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "First of all, partially shift the return spring in the cavity of the bolt carrier and then the stiker spring in the opening of thestriker."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "A bolt detail strip (firing pin, extractor, extractor spring and stay) is slow, and the firing pin must be aligned with the extractor.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "VZ58 Bolt Detail Strip",
          "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz",
          "reliability": "anecdotal",
          "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/vz58-bolt-detail-strip.1497054",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "I recently bought a vz58 and I decided to do a detail strip of the bolt (it took a lot of work and time)."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 45,
      "rebuild": 70,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Return mechanism, bolt and carrier, piston, handguards (pinned), fire-control group (e-clips, flat springs), rear sight, stock and grip.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "return mechanism (cover, striker spring, return spring)",
          "bolt carrier, locking piece, striker",
          "fire-control group (e-clips)",
          "bolt catch and spring",
          "magazine catch, pin, spring",
          "rear sight slide/plunger/spring"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin",
          "extractor, spring, stay"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Barrel",
        "removes": [
          "upper handguard (pin, pawl, spring)",
          "lower handguard and pin",
          "piston and spring",
          "front sight (spanner)"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Stock / grip",
        "removes": [
          "stock screw, front plate, butt plate",
          "grip screw and nut"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 12,
      "springs": 12,
      "detents": 2,
      "basis": "other: counted by name from the manual figure callouts used for partCount; flat \"feathers\" (47, 214) counted as springs; 2 e-clips (411, 461) not counted as pins"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "vz.58 needle (issued tool)",
        "usedFor": "Pins and catches"
      },
      {
        "tool": "front sight spanner",
        "usedFor": "Front sight"
      },
      {
        "tool": "e-clip pliers",
        "usedFor": "Trigger and sear pin e-clips"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Return mechanism locked (audible click)",
        "why": "The cover pin must lock.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA)",
          "publisher": "CZ-USA (translation of the Czechoslovak military manual; re-hosted on archive.org)",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://archive.org/details/cz-sa-vz.58-manual",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Lock the return mechanism by shifting the pin of the receiver cover to the left until an audible click is heard."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check (safety, trigger reset, feeding, extraction)",
        "why": "Standard after any detail strip. No single source.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Re-zero sights or scope",
        "why": "Sights and optics come off for coating, and point of impact must be re-confirmed. This is a standard check, so no source.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Rock the magazine forward and out of the magazine well.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Pull the charging handle fully rearward. The bolt holds open on an empty magazine on this design."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Inspect the chamber and magazine well with a light, then physically confirm the chamber is empty."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Place the safety on and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Depress the receiver cover catch at the rear of the receiver and lift the cover off.",
              "warning": "The recoil spring assembly is compressed behind it.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Receiver cover"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Withdraw the recoil spring assembly.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Pull the bolt carrier fully rearward and lift it up and out of the receiver.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt carrier and bolt"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Separate the bolt and its tilting locking block from the carrier.",
              "tip": "Note the locking block orientation — it tilts to lock and only fits one way.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt",
                "Locking block"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Rotate the gas tube retainer and lift the gas tube and handguard off, then withdraw the gas piston.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Gas tube and handguard",
                "Gas piston"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Receiver cover",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt carrier and bolt",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Locking block",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Gas tube and handguard",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Gas piston",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 6
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": null,
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Install the gas piston, then the gas tube and handguard, and secure the retainer."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Fit the locking block to the bolt in its correct orientation and assemble the bolt to the carrier."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the carrier into the receiver rails and slide it forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Insert the recoil spring assembly and seat it."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Fit the receiver cover and press it down until the catch engages.",
              "warning": "Confirm the cover is latched."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Cycle the action several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"The functioning of the stock: It should be checked in order to assure that the stock is tightly secured to the receiver, is steady and does not wobble significantly.\" (Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA), PDF p. 27)"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each step.",
        "Cycle the action by hand and confirm the bolt locks and returns fully to battery.",
        "With the selector on safe, press the trigger. The hammer or striker must not release.",
        "Move the selector to fire, cycle the action, and press the trigger. It should release.",
        "Hold the trigger back, cycle the action, and release slowly to feel the disconnector reset.",
        "Confirm the magazine seats and locks positively, and that any hold-open engages on an empty magazine.",
        "Confirm the bolt holds open on an empty magazine — a feature the AK lacks."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Sa vz. 58 Operator’s Manual",
      "publisher": "Czechoslovak People’s Army",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "cz-usa-translation-of-the-czechoslov-df8878",
      "title": "Sa vz. 58 Military Rifle Instructions Manual (English; hosted by CZ-USA)",
      "publisher": "CZ-USA (translation of the Czechoslovak military manual; re-hosted on archive.org)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://archive.org/details/cz-sa-vz.58-manual",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "tier-5786e154",
      "title": "How to strip a VZ 58 Fire Control Group",
      "publisher": "The Firearm Blog",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/10/12/how-to-strip-a-vz-58-fire-control-group",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "tier-9af50522",
      "title": "VZ58 Bolt Detail Strip",
      "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz",
      "reliability": "anecdotal",
      "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/vz58-bolt-detail-strip.1497054",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}