The
Fedorov Avtomat can be considered either the first assault rifle ever fielded or the predecessor of it. It entered service in 1915 with the Imperial Russian Army as a squad support weapon, meant to be used in almost the same manner as the M1918 BAR. Like most modern assault rifles, the FA was select-fire, fed from a detachable box magazine, and was light enough to be carried by one man. It also fired the 6.5mm Arisaka round, which was chosen for greater control in automatic fire. However, its design was very ahead of its time, and only around 3,200 were produced and used in very limited numbers.
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