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[[Image:ValmetM76.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Valmet M76 chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223). The Valmet was also offered in 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:ValmetM76.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Valmet M76 chambered in 5.56x45mm (.223). The Valmet was also offered in 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:ValmetM76F.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Valmet M76F with side folding tubular stock - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:ValmetM76F.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Valmet M76F with side folding tubular stock - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Valmet71spor.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Valmet M71S Sporter - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:M76sidefolder.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M62 with aftermarket side-folding stock and magazine removed 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M76sidefolder.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Valmet M62 with aftermarket side-folding stock and magazine removed 5.56x45mm]] | ||
Valmet built Assault rifles based in part on the Kalashnikov action in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Their original offering was the milled receiver Model 62 which was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm NATO for export. The M62 had an unusual T-shaped tubular buttstock. The Gas block and front sight design was very similar to the Israeli Galil rifle. The M71S was an stamped receiver offering that more closely resembled the original [[AK-47]] design and was developed for customers who wanted a rifle that looked like an AK-47 (since at the time many customers couldn't get a military or civilian version at all). The M71S was built between 1971-1977 and was offered in 5.56x45mm NATO. The M76 was the Model 62 with a stamped receiver, more conventional buttstock and foregrip assembly. Later, Valmet produced the M76F which was an M76 that had a side folding version of the original M62 buttstock. | Valmet built Assault rifles based in part on the Kalashnikov action in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Their original offering was the milled receiver Model 62 which was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm NATO for export. The M62 had an unusual T-shaped tubular buttstock. The Gas block and front sight design was very similar to the Israeli Galil rifle. The M71S was an stamped receiver offering that more closely resembled the original [[AK-47]] design and was developed for customers who wanted a rifle that looked like an AK-47 (since at the time many customers couldn't get a military or civilian version at all). The M71S was built between 1971-1977 and was offered in 5.56x45mm NATO. The M76 was the Model 62 with a stamped receiver, more conventional buttstock and foregrip assembly. Later, Valmet produced the M76F which was an M76 that had a side folding version of the original M62 buttstock. | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 29 July 2010
Valmet built Assault rifles based in part on the Kalashnikov action in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Their original offering was the milled receiver Model 62 which was offered in 7.62x39mm and 5.56x45mm NATO for export. The M62 had an unusual T-shaped tubular buttstock. The Gas block and front sight design was very similar to the Israeli Galil rifle. The M71S was an stamped receiver offering that more closely resembled the original AK-47 design and was developed for customers who wanted a rifle that looked like an AK-47 (since at the time many customers couldn't get a military or civilian version at all). The M71S was built between 1971-1977 and was offered in 5.56x45mm NATO. The M76 was the Model 62 with a stamped receiver, more conventional buttstock and foregrip assembly. Later, Valmet produced the M76F which was an M76 that had a side folding version of the original M62 buttstock.
The Valmet Assault rifle (M62 / M71S / M76) can be seen in the following:
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haitian thugs | Bad Boys II | Valmet M76F | 2003 | |
| Mexican cartel gunmen | Extreme Prejudice | Valmet M71S | 1987 | |
| Terrorists | Invasion U.S.A. (1985) | Valmet M76F | 1985 | |
| Ira and Zolo's soldiers | Romancing the Stone | Valmet M71S | 1985 | |
| Red Army soldiers | Firefox | Valmet M71S | 1983 | |
| Robin Williams | Donald Quinelle | The Survivors | Valmet M76 | 1983 |
| Chadian rebels | Under Fire | Valmet M71S | 1983 | |
| Central American soldiers | The Dogs of War | Valmet M71S | 1981 | |
| Red Army soldiers | Stripes | Valmet M71S | 1981 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stavros Demitrios' henchman | Chuck / "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" (S1E09) | 2007 | |||
| Limbabwe soldier | Airwolf / "And They Are Us" (S1E10) | Valmet M76F | 1984 | ||
| Thug | The A-Team / "The Only Church In Town" (S2E3) | Valmet M71P | 1983 |