Can you identify the weapon next to the M4?

[RetiredUSNChief]

Thought the site might like this one.

This is an article I ran across on Military.com. There's a picture of two men from an episode of "Strike Back" and the author of the article is puzzled as to what it is.

Anybody here care to take a stab at it BEFORE reading all the comments to the article? I certainly had no clue.



http://kitup.military.com/2013/08/id-weapon-m4.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl

 

[HoosierQ]

Some variation on the CZ-58 I'd think.

 

[Mikee Loxxer]

Look like some sort of VZ58 variant.

 

[Eb1]

VZ58

 

[9mmepiphany]

It does look like a VZ-58 through the receiver, bolt and folding stock, but that obviously isn't a VZ-58 magazine sticking out...it doesn't have have the cut off toe.

So I'm thinking it is a VZ-58 with a 5.56x45mm conversion kit installed

 

[Deltaboy1984]

VZ-58 with a conversion kit to take AR mags.

 

[armoredman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsZEaABt1tM

It's relatively new to the US, but widely available overseas. That's an SBR version of the rifle in my video, which is a LOT of fun to shoot.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Looks like people here are in concurrence with the comments in the link!