Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Tokarev AVT-40

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.), Tokarev, automatic rifle, Model 1940 AVT (AVT40), 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 1942–1943.
  • 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.)
Manufacturer
Tula Arsenal (Factory No. 314, Mednogorsk)¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Select-fire / auto
Caliber
7.62×54mmR
Made
1942–1943production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 87 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. m9130.info ↗, maker: select-fire AVT-40 introduced mid-1942; AVT-40 rifles were assembled at Factory No. 314 in Mednogorsk (the evacuated Tula arsenal); SVT and AVT production overlapped only in June 1942
  2. Wikipedia, “SVT-40” ↗, years
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 passYears: 1942–1945 → 1942–1943. SVT-40 article: AVT-40 ordered into production May 1942, none made after summer 1943
  2. Evidence passMaker: Tula & Izhevsk arsenals → Tula Arsenal (Factory No. 314, Mednogorsk). M9130.info places AVT-40 assembly at Factory No. 314 (Izhevsk stopped SVT production in 1942)

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Historical context

SVT-40 (base model shown for Tokarev AVT-40)
Shown: the SVT-40 rifle, not this select-fire AVT-40.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Tokarew SWT40 noBG.png” by digitaltmuseum.se, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “SVT-40”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The SVT-40 is a semi-automatic battle rifle developed in the Soviet Union that saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the new service rifle of the Soviet Red Army. However, its production was disrupted by the Axis invasion in 1941, resulting in a change back to the Mosin–Nagant rifle for the duration of the war, although both rifles served concurrently.