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Wasn't the Fedorov Avtomat the first assault rifle instead of the StG 44?
What are those defining characteristics?
Typically, an assault rifle is defined as a selective-fire weapon that fires a cartridge that falls between a full-power rifle round and an intermediate cartridge. It also typically has a detachable magazine and intermediate range capabilities. while the Fedorov Avtomat was selective-fire and used an intermediate cartridge, it lacked certain features like a detachable magazine and was not originally designed to fire in bursts.