Fedorov Avtomat
The Fedorov Avtomat (also anglicized as Federov, Russian: Автома́т Фёдорова, tr. 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 total of 3,200 Fedorov rifles were manufactured between 1915 and 1925 in the city of Kovrov; the vast majority of them were made after 1920. 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.
| Fedorov Avtomat | |
|---|---|
| Type | Battle rifle Light machine gun |
| 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 Winter War World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1913 |
| Manufacturer | Kovrov Arms Factory, (Now V. A. Degtyarev Plant, OJSC) |
| Produced | 1913–1925 (6.5×50mmSR Arisaka) |
| No. built | 3,200 |
| 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 | 350–400 Rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 654 metres per second (2,150 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |