Valmet M78

The Finnish Valmet M78 Light Machine Gun has the standard clubfoot RPK style buttstock and either a wooden or black Synthetic forearm. It has been chambered in 5.56mm (.223 Remington), 7.62x39mm, and 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester).

In the early 1980s, Valmet released a version of the M78 with a black Synthetic Thumbhole stock and black Synthetic Foregrip, called the M78/83.

The Finnish Valmet M78 or M78/83 light machine gun has appeared in the following films used by the following actors:

Valmet M78 7.62x39mm with high-capacity ammo drum and standard magazine

Valmet M78 with Straight Stock and standard 7.62x39mm 30 round Magazine

Valmet M78A2 with standard Wooden Clubfoot Stock and wooden foregrip - 7.62x51mm (.308 Win)

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Col. John Matrix in Commando (Valmet M78/83)

• Central American rebels in Predator (Valmet M78/83)

• Wolverines in Red Dawn (Valmet M78)

• Russian Paratroopers in Red Dawn (Valmet M78)

• Michael Cudlitz as sniper Pallermo in The Negotiator

• Vietnamese soldiers in Rambo: First Blood II