Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Dragunov SVD, Soviet issue

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 15 ↗

Russian (U.S.S.R.), Dragunov, semiautomatic rifle, Model SVD, cal. 7.62 x 54R, of Soviet manufacture, Soviet military issue only.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “of Soviet manufacture”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “Soviet military issue only”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1963–1991.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Russia (U.S.S.R.)
Manufacturer
Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (Izhmash)¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.62×54mmR
Made
Soviet military issue only · c. 1963–1991production; ATF states no date²³
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 15 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Kalashnikov Concern” ↗, maker: Wikipedia: Kalashnikov Concern, "known until 2013 as the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (IZHMASH)"; notable products include the Dragunov SVD. Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (Izhmekh) is a different maker
  2. Wikipedia, “SVD (rifle)” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Wikipedia: developed 1958–1963, infobox production date 1963–present
  3. Wikipedia, “Dissolution of the Soviet Union” ↗, years (estimate: derived from related facts): "On 26 December 1991, the Soviet Union was formally dissolved" — the end year for "Soviet manufacture … Soviet military issue only" is inferred
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Years end 1991 only derived from the USSR's dissolution (no source dates the last Soviet-made SVD)
  2. Evidence passMaker: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant → Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (Izhmash). The SVD is an Izhmash (now Kalashnikov Concern) product, Izhmekh is a separate pistol/shotgun maker

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Historical context

Dragunov SVD, Soviet issue

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “SVD Dragunov.jpg” by Hokos, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “SVD (rifle)”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The SVD, GRAU index 6V1, is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union.