Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Country of Origin›Soviet UnionBrowse BySoviet UnionFactsSoviet UnionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 1Soviet UnionFilter Results36 entriesWeapon ClassAllFlamethrower / Incendiary Weapon (1)Grenade / Explosive Device (1)Machine Gun (5)Pistol / Revolver (5)Rifle (13)Small Arm (9)Submachine Gun (7)Weapon FamilyAllAmmunition and Cartridges (1)Assault Rifles (11)Assault Rifles of Germany (1)Assault Rifles of Russia and the Soviet Union (9)Other Pistols and Handguns (2)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (2)Pistols and Revolvers (6)Rifles and Carbines (16)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (4)Semi-Automatic Pistols (4)Semi-Automatic Pistols of Russia and the Soviet Union (4)Shotguns (4)Sniper, Designated Marksman and Anti-Materiel Rifles (1)Submachine Guns (5)Introduced EraAll1926 (1)1931 (1)1935 (2)1936 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1941 (1)1942 (2)1949 (2)1951 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)1963 (3)1965 (1)1967 (1)1970 (1)1974 (1)1975 (2)1978 (1)1979 (1)1983 (1)1984 (2)1985 (1)1986 (3)1987 (1)1990 (3)2000 (1)ManufacturerAllCugir Arms Factory (1)Degtyarev plant (1)Fegyver- és Gépgyár (1)Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (3)Kalashnikov Concern (9)KBP Instrument Design Bureau (2)Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces (1)Norinco (2)TsKIB SOO (2)TsNIITochMash (3)Tula Arms Plant (11)Z111 Factory (1)Zastava Arms (2)Łucznik Arms Factory (1)OperatorAllEgyptian Armed Forces (2)Finnish Defence Forces (2)People's Liberation Army (2)Red Army (7)Russian Armed Forces (6)Soviet Armed Forces (12)Turkish Armed Forces (1)Vietnam People's Army (1)Wehrmacht (4)CaliberAll.25 ACP (1).410 bore (1)12-gauge (1)16-gauge (1)23x75mmR (1)32-gauge (1)40mm (1)5.45x39mm (8)5.56x45mm NATO (2)5.66x39mm MPS (1)6-gauge (1)7.62x25mm (5)7.62x39mm (8)7.62x41mm SP-4 (1)7.62x54mmR (3)7.62×25mm Tokarev (2)76.2mm (1)9x18mm (3)9x19mm (1)9×18mm Makarov (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (24)Prototype or Experimental (5)Retired (6)Wars Used InAllAngolan Civil War (1)Burundian Civil War (2)Cambodian Civil War (3)Chinese Civil War (2)Croatian War of Independence (1)Eritrean War of Independence (1)First Chechen War (4)First Indochina War (3)Gulf War (1)Iraq War (2)Korean War (7)Laotian Civil War (3)Russo-Georgian War (3)Russo-Ukrainian War (7)Second Chechen War (4)South African Border War (1)Soviet-Afghan War (5)Spanish Civil War (3)Sri Lankan Civil War (1)Syrian Civil War (6)Vietnam War (10)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (2)Winter War (4)World War II (8)Yemeni Civil War (1)Yugoslav Wars (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36A-91Soviet UnionAEK-971Soviet UnionAK-47Soviet UnionAK-74Soviet UnionAKMSoviet UnionAKS-74USoviet UnionAO-38 assault rifleSoviet UnionAPS underwater rifleSoviet UnionASM-DT amphibious rifleSoviet UnionAVS-36Soviet UnionDragunov Sniper RifleSoviet UnionIZh-43Soviet UnionKorovin pistolSoviet UnionKS-23Soviet UnionMakarov PM PistolSoviet UnionNRS-2Soviet UnionPB (pistol)Soviet UnionPP-90Soviet UnionPPD-40Soviet UnionPPS Submachine GunSoviet UnionPPS-43Soviet UnionPPSh-41Soviet UnionPSS silent pistolSoviet UnionROKS FlamethrowersSoviet UnionRPO RysSoviet UnionSKS CarbineSoviet UnionSoviet Laser PistolSoviet UnionSVT-40Soviet UnionTKB-011Soviet UnionTKB-0146Soviet UnionTKB-022PMSoviet UnionTKB-415Soviet UnionTokarev TT-33 PistolSoviet UnionTOZ-34Soviet UnionTOZ-87Soviet UnionTP-82Soviet UnionSources1. Wikipedia: Firearmtier 2WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models sectionQuote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models sectionThe first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lanceView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.