Simonov AVS-36

thumb|right|450px|Simonov AVS-36 - 7.62x54mmR
The AVS-36 is a Soviet select-fire battle rifle. Designed in 1931, it started in limited production from 1934. In 1936, it was put into service, with the accompanying introduction of some changes, and entering into large-serial production. It became the first automatic rifle, that entered service with the Red Army after the Fedorov Avtomat.
Like Fedorov weapon, the main fire mode of the AVS was single-shot. It was supposed to fire in short bursts with an insufficient number of LMGs, and continuous fire - only as a last resort. At the same time, it was forbidden to spend more than 4 magazines in a row, so as not to overheat and not wear out the barrel and other parts. According to the instructions, the fire selector of the AVS was locked with a special key held by the squad leader, who, only if necessary, could allow firing in bursts (whether this function of the rifle was used in practice is a controversial issue).
After the Winter War, following a discussion of the issue with military experts, it was decided to stop the production of the AVS-36, replacing it in production with the SVT-40 self-loading rifle.
=Specifications=
(1934 - 1940)
Type: Automatic Rifle
Caliber: 7.62x54mmR
Weight: 4.3 kg (9.5 lb)
Length: 1.23 m (48 in)
Barrel length: 612 mm (24 in) 
Capacity: 15-round magazine
Rate of fire: 800 rounds/min
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== Film ==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
If War Comes Tomorrow (Esli zavtra voyna) 	 	Red Army soldiers 	With sword bayonets 	1938
High Award (Vysokaya nagrada) 	 	Red Army soldiers 	Seen in documentary footage 	1939
Sixty Days (Shestdesyat dney) 	 	Red Army soldiers 	With sword bayonets 	1940
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) 	Viktor Arkasov 	Sgt. Sharov 	 	1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) 	Vladimir Shishkin 	Pvt. Kalachyov 	 	1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) 	Viktor Mironov 	Pvt. Ivan Boychenko 	 	1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) 	Nikolai Khryashchikov	Pvt. Pyotr Medvedev 	 	1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 3 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 3) 	Pyotr Savin 	Pvt. Belkin 	 	1941
Fighting Film Collection No. 4 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 4) 	Marina Gavrilova 	A female militsioneer 	 	1941
Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) 	Valeriy Medvedev 	Pet'ka Volzhanin 	With sword bayonets 	1942
Antosha Rybkin 	Marina Ladynina 	Larisa 	With sword bayonet 	1942
Fighting Film Collection No. 11 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 11)	 	Soviet partisans, German soldiers	Mostly with sword bayonets 	1942
Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) 	 	Soviet soldiers 	With and without sword bayonets	1943
Invincible (Nepobedimye) 	Boris Babochkin 	Nikolai Radionov 	With sword bayonet 	1943
Invincible (Nepobedimye) 	Aleksandr Khvylya 	Dmitri Pronin 	With sword bayonet 	1943
Invincible (Nepobedimye) 	 	Soviet soldiers 	With sword bayonet 	1943
Kostja and the Radioman (Kostja und der Funker) 	 	Soviet soldiers 	Seen in documentary footage 	1975
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Mods 	Notations 	Release Date
FinnWars 	 	 	2006
Karma Online 	 	 	2011
Deadfall Adventures 	semi automatic only 	used with unidentified scope 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	Optic scope and bayonet	As "Automatic rifle Simonov" 	2014
Heroes & Generals 	 	with and without PU scope 	2016
Call of Duty: WWII 	 	released in Liberty Strike update (2018)	2017
Enlisted 	with bayonet 	as "AVS 36" 	2021
Enlisted 	with PE scope 	as "Sniper AVS-36" 	2021
Category:Gun
Category:Rifle
Category:Battle Rifle