Fedorov Avtomat
| Fedorov Avtomat | |
|---|---|
| Type | Battle rifle Automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | Russian Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915–1917 1920–1928 Re-issued in 1940 |
| Used by | Russian Empire Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Soviet Union Finland |
| Wars | World War I Russian Revolution Russian Civil War East Karelian uprising Winter War World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov |
| Designed | 1913 |
| Manufacturer | Kovrov Arms Factory, (Now V. A. Degtyarev Plant, OJSC) |
| Produced | 1913–1925 |
| No. built | 3,200 (1920s production), plus a limited number produced during World War I |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.4 kg (9.7 lb) (5.2 kg (11 lb) loaded) |
| Length | 1,045 mm (41.1 in) |
| Barrel length | 520 mm (20 in) |
| Cartridge | 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka |
| Action | Short recoil operation |
| Rate of fire | 600 Rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 660 metres per second (2,200 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Fedorov Avtomat (also anglicized as Federov, Russian: Автома́т Фёдорова, romanized: Avtomát Fyódorova, IPA: [ɐftɐˈmat ˈfʲɵdərəvə], lit. 'Fyodorov's automatic rifle') or FA is a select-fire infantry rifle and one of the world's first operational automatic rifles, designed by Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov in 1915 and produced in the Russian Empire and later in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. A limited number of Fedorov rifles were produced during World War I, but the majority, approximately 3,200, were manufactured at the Kovrov Arsenal in the early 1920s. The weapon saw limited combat in World War I, but was used more substantially in the Russian Civil War and in the Winter War. Some consider it to be an early predecessor or ancestor of the modern assault rifle.