C&R · IV · 193
Simonov AVS-36
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 87 ↗
Russian (U.S.S.R.), Simonov, automatic rifle, model 1936 AVS (AVS36), cal. 7.62 x 54R, of Soviet manufacture.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “of Soviet manufacture”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1934–1940.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Russia (U.S.S.R.)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Izhevsk ArsenalBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.62×54mmRBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1934–1940production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 87 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Автоматическая винтовка Симонова” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Ижмаш (Izhevsk)
- 2. Wikipedia, “AVS-36” ↗, years: official production figures: 106 made in 1934, 286 in 1935, 10,280 in 1937, 24,401 in 1938; 'Production of the AVS-36 was terminated in 1940'
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1936–1940 → 1934–1940. The AVS-36 article's production figures start in 1934
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “AVS-36 AM.068386 (2) (cropped).jpg” by Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum), CC BY 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “AVS-36”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The AVS-36 was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early selective fire infantry rifles formally adopted for military service.