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SVD Dragunov
Note: Before adding to this list, make sure you have checked PSL Sniper Rifle. The PSL is a Romanian AK-derived sniper rifle sometimes used as an ersatz SVD in movies, so an entry which appears to be omitted from this page may well be on that one.
The SVD Dragunov sniper rifle and variants have appeared in the following films, video games and anime, used by the following actors:
SVD Dragunov
The SVD (Russian: Снайперская винтовка Драгунова, romanized: Snáyperskaya Vintóvka Dragunóva lit. 'Dragunov Sniper Rifle'), commonly called the "SVD Dragunov" or "Dragunov SVD" in English sources, is a Russian semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by Soviet weapon designer Yevgeny Dragunov. Original military production versions of the SVD feature wood furniture; later SVD production models from around the 1990 onwards feature upgraded synthetic furniture, with a redesigned, more skeletonized stock, and added ribs on the handguard, as well as a smooth receiver cover.
The Tiger (Russian: Тигр, Tigr) is a commercial variant of the SVD produced by Izhmash (now Kalashnikov Concern). Originally created in 1969, the Tiger was produced in limited numbers under the Soviet Union, mainly in response to special orders from the Soviet Ministry of Defense. After the Soviet dissolution, Izhmash began large scale production of the Tiger in 1992, for the Russian domestic and export market, including the United States. At various times, the Tiger was produced in different calibers, including 7.62x54mm R, .308 Winchester (7.62x51mm NATO), .30-06 Springfield, and 9.3x64mm.
Tigers come with a large variety of furniture and specs; the ones more commonly seen in the United States typically feature a shortened barrel that lacks the flash hider. However, other models have full-length barrels, as well as flash hiders, either the standard military flash hider or the shortened SVDS flash hider. They come with many different types of stocks and furnitures, including early model SVDs' wooden furnitures, later model SVDs' synthetic furnitures, as well as SVDS folding stocks, Monte carlo stocks, and thumbhole stocks. Early Tigers have a ribbed receiver cover, while more recent Tiger versions have a completely smooth receiver cover. The Tiger usually does not have a bayonet lug, though some US imported Tigers come with bayonet lugs.
The Kalashnikov TG3, revealed in 2018, is a civilian Lancaster-bored version of the SVD legally classified as a shotgun under Russian law (making it much easier for civilians to acquire as the Russian shotgun license is easier to acquire than the rifle license), due to having a legally-smoothbore barrel. It fires the special 9.6x53mm Lancaster (also known as 9.6/53 Lancaster) round produced by Techcrim.
Specifications
(1963 - present)
- Type: Designated Marksman Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x54mm R, 9.6x53mm Lancaster (TG3), 7.62x51mm NATO (Tiger 308)
- Weight: 9.48 lb (4.30 kg)
- Length: 48.2 in (122.5 cm)
- Barrel length(s):
- 24.0 in (61 cm)
- 530mm (Tiger)
- Capacity: 10, 5 (generally used on civilian and export versions), rare 20 and 30 round magazines made for SVD-A series
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto, select-fire (experimental SVD-A variant, 700 RPM)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | Jung So-ri | Han Jung-hee | 2022 | |
| The Outpost | Scott Eastwood | SSG Clint Romesha | 2020 | |
| Palm Springs | Brian Duffy | Spuds | Using an PSL Magazine | 2020 |
| Atomic Blonde | Daniel Hargrave | KGB Agent | 2017 | |
| Charlize Theron | Lorraine Broughton | |||
| Northern Limit Line | Sniper on Korean People's Navy Patrol Boat | 2015 | ||
| American Sniper | Sammy Sheik | Mustafa | 2014 | |
| The Calculator (Vychislitel) | Seen in Captain's armory | 2014 | ||
| The Fugitive (Kyuryuyoiekh) | Aleksey Popov | Miitee | Izhmash Tigr | 2014 |
| Maksim Romanov | Makhsyym | |||
| Yevgeniy Pivovarov | Yakov | |||
| Julustan Semyonov | Misha | |||
| The Lost Gate (Ztracená brána) | Jirí Langmajer | Zábranský | 2012 | |
| R2B: Return to Base | North Korean soldier | 2012 | ||
| August. Eighth | Sergey Nazarov | Seryoga | 2012 | |
| Suicides (Samoubiytsy) | SOBR sniper | 2012 | ||
| 5 Days of War | Mikko Nousiainen | Daniil | 2011 | |
| Steve Niles' Remains | rouge Army soldier | Synthetic furniture | 2011 | |
| Home (Dom) | Nickolay Molochkov | Yazva | Izhmash Tigr (civilian version of SVD) | 2011 |
| A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) | Yuri Konovalov | Sgt. Durov | 2011 | |
| The Liquidator | Sniper | 2011 | ||
| A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries | Isao Karasawa | Assassin | Izhmash Tigr (civilian version of SVD) | 2010 |
| The Sniper | Huang Xiaoming | Ching | Norinco Type 85 | 2009 |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Daniel Henney | Agent Zero | 2009 | |
| Dolphin Jump (Pryzhok Afaliny) | uncredited | Nurlan Ordaq | 2009 | |
| Police | ||||
| Babylon A.D. | A security guard | 2008 | ||
| Crossfire (Les Insoumis) | In the warehouse of weapons | 2008 | ||
| Captive (Plennyy) | Pyotr Logachev | Vovka | 2008 | |
| Captive (Plennyy) | Russian soldiers; Chechen fighters | 2008 | ||
| Hitman | An assassin | 2007 | ||
| The Kingdom | Seen in the background | 2007 | ||
| Mission: Impossible III | Davian's man | 2006 | ||
| Stealth | Jason Lee | Colonel Yune | Can be Norinco NDM-86 | 2005 |
| 9th Company | Konstantin Kryukov | Giaconda Petrovsky | 2005 | |
| Typhoon | David Lee McInnis | Somchai | With suppressor | 2005 |
| Dragon Squad | Yu Xia | Luo Zai-Jun | 2005 | |
| He Will Be Left Behind (Arxada qalmis gelecek) | Omur Nagiyev | Amin | 2005 | |
| Moscow Heat | Seen in the pile of weapons | 2004 | ||
| Jisai (Dzisay) | Evgeniy Voskresenskiy | Hired killer | 2004 | |
| Battle Royale II: Requiem | Natsuki Kato | Saki Sakurai | 2003 | |
| LOC Kargil | Indian soldiers | 2003 | ||
| Antikiller 2: Antiterror | A terrorist | 2003 | ||
| Bad Company | Gabriel Macht | Seale | 2002 | |
| War (Voyna) | Chechen rebel | 2002 | ||
| Antikiller | Gosha Kutsenko | Korenev aka "Lis" | 2002 | |
| SOBR snipers | ||||
| Avalon | Malgorzata Foremniak | Ash | 2001 | |
| Spy Game | Lebanese fighter | 2001 | ||
| Behind Enemy Lines | Serbian soldiers | 2001 | ||
| Black Hawk Down | Seen in the background | 2001 | ||
| Lion's Share (Lvinaya dolya) | OMON snipers | 2001 | ||
| Proof of Life | Russian soldiers | 2000 | ||
| Flickering Lights | Søren Pilmark | Torkild | 2000 | |
| The Boondock Saints | Seen in the background | 1999 | ||
| The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment | Mikhail Ulyanov | Ivan Fyodorovich | With a sound suppressor | 1999 |
| Demons of War | Boguslaw Linda | Maj. Edward Keller | 1998 | |
| Demons of War | Artur Zmijewski | Sgt. Biniek | 1998 | |
| Checkpoint (Blokpost) | Kirill Ulyanov | "Professor" | 1998 | |
| Checkpoint (Blokpost) | Roman Romantsov | "Bones" | 1998 | |
| Hard Rain | Michael A. Goorjian | Kenny | 1998 | |
| G.I. Jane | Viggo Mortensen | Master Chief Urgayle | 1997 | |
| Deserter (Dezertir) | Brigands | Synthetic furniture | 1997 | |
| Jackie Chan's First Strike | Hitman | 1996 | ||
| Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) | Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters | 1996 | ||
| Mercenary | Olivier Gruner | 'Hawk' | 1996 | |
| Mercenary | John Ritter | Jonas Ambler | 1996 | |
| Crying Freeman | Byron Mann | Koh | 1995 | |
| Hidden Assassin | John Ashton | Alex Reed | with laser and suppressor | 1995 |
| Hidden Assassin | Dolph Lundgren | Michael Dane | with laser and suppressor | 1995 |
| Goldeneye | Soviet Soldier | 1995 | ||
| Crusader (Krestonosets) | A hitman | 1995 | ||
| Cyber Tracker | Seen in armory | 1994 | ||
| Sniper | Edward Wiley | DeSilva | 1993 | |
| Sniper | Raj Sidhu | Enemy sniper in barn | 1993 | |
| Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) | Soviet soldier | 1993 | ||
| Shot in the Coffin (Vystrel v grobu) | Stepan Starchikov | Stepan Subbota | 1992 | |
| Bohdan Benyuk | Roman | |||
| The Bay of Death (Bukhta smerti) | Vladimir Levitsky | Fedya | 1991 | |
| Afghan Breakdown | Soviet soldiers | 1991 | ||
| Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala") | sniper | 1991 | ||
| Rabid Bus (Vzbesivshiysya avtobus) | OMON troopers | 1990 | ||
| Living Target (Zhivaja mishen) | A criminal | 1990 | ||
| The Beast of War | Soviet soldier | 1988 | ||
| Rambo 3 | Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo | Can be Norinco NDM-86 | 1988 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note/Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Back: Project Dawn | Phillip Winchester | Sgt. Michael Stonebridge | With polymer furniture and bipod | 2011 |
| Criminal Minds | Matt Ryan | FBI SSA Mick Rawson | With bipod / "The Fight" (S5E18) | 2010 |
| The Border | Jim Codrington | Darnell Williams | "Blowback" | 2008-2010 |
| Black and White | Tang Guo Zhong | Che Jin | Episode 14 | 2009 |
| Branch (Expozitura) | Police sniper | 3rd/ "Hadí střela" | 2009 | |
| Iris - Season 1 | So-yeon Kim | Kim Seon-hwa | 2009 | |
| Burn Notice | 2007- | |||
| The Storm Gate | some with wooden furniture and some with polymer furniture and new flash muzzle brake | 2006 | ||
| I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) | Russian paratroopers | 2004 | ||
| Grazhdanin nachalnik | Militsia sniper | 2001 | ||
| Purgatory (Chistilishche) | Irina Veselin and Victoria Matveeva | the "White Tights" | 1998 | |
| Seven Days | ??? | Snipers, Serbian soldiers | "Shadow Play,Daddy's Girl" | 1998-2001 |
| Soldier Soldier (TV series) | 1991-1997 | |||
| Tour of Duty | ??? | NVA Soldiers | 1987-1990 | |
| The Last Ship | Thorwald's men | "Fight the Ship" (S2E02) | 2015 | |
| The Man in the High Castle | Lee Shorten | Sgt. Yoshida | 2015 | |
| Wynonna Earp | Dominique Provost-Chalkley | Waverly Earp | "Blood Red and Going Down” (S3E01) | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project IGI: I'm Going In | w/ suppressor | 2000 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint | w/ camouflage | 2001 | ||
| The Sum Of All Fears | "SVD" | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | SVD Rifle | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm II | 2003 | |||
| Project IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | |||
| Vietcong | 2003 | |||
| Freedom Fighters | Sniper Rifle | with incorrect 7-round magazine | 2003 | |
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | not usable | 2003 | ||
| Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Hitman: Contracts | 2004 | |||
| Shadow Ops: Red Mercury | With optional suppressor | 2004 | ||
| Combat Arms | 2004 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | |||
| Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Elite Warriors Vietnam | 2005 | |||
| Close Combat: First to Fight | Sniper Rifle | 2005 | ||
| Battlefield 2 | With synthetic handguard | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | With synthetic & wood furniture, bipod, and optional PSO-1 scope | 2005 | ||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | |||
| El Matador | 2006 | |||
| Hitman: Blood Money | 2006 | |||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | with incorrect 7-round magazine | 2006 | ||
| ArmA: Armed Assault | 2006 | |||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | "Sniper rifle (SVDm 2)" | 2007 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | Bayonet, bipod, laser module, flahlight module, PSO1-M2 optical scope and 1PN93-4 night sight | 2007 | ||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 2007 | |||
| Blacksite: Area 51 | not usable | 2007 | ||
| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | Dragon Sniper Rifle | 2007 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With synthetic furniture | 2007 | ||
| Cross Fire | "Dragunov" | 2007 | ||
| "Dragunov Tigr 9" | w/synthetic furniture | |||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | "SVDm 2" | 2008 | ||
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | fake replica | 2008 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | w/ an early M16-style three-point open-front flash hider and the magazine and forend holes of a PSL Sniper Rifle | 2008 | ||
| Xenus 2: White Gold | 2008 | |||
| Counter-Strike Online | Now also has carbine mode in Zombie 3 (a part of the "Hero's weapon" with M203 grenade launcher); 20-round magazine | 2008 | ||
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | |||
| ArmA II | 2009 | |||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat | SVDm2 | 2009 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Available only in Campaign mode and Museum level | 2009 | ||
| Rogue Warrior | DRAGUNOV | With PSL magazine and magazine release | Strange rail-top scope bracket with non-standard scope | 2009 |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | SVD | Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes | 2010 | |
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | SAS-R | 2010 | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | SVD | w/ various upgrades | 2010 | |
| Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | 2010 | |||
| GoldenEye 007 (2010) | Pavlov ASR | With optional thermal scope and suppressor | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor (2010) | Dragunov SVD | single-player only | 2010 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | With optional silencer, NPSU night-vision scope, or PSO-1 & PK-AV scopes | 2010 | ||
| NCIS: The Video Game | on poster | 2011 | ||
| War Inc. Battlezone | 2011 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Dragunov | With black synthetic furniture | 2011 | |
| Karma Online | 2011 | |||
| Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | 2011 | |||
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | Druganoff | based on an airsoft AK-47 with SVD conversion kit | holds 20 rounds of 7.62x39mm | 2012 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 | |||
| Far Cry 3 | SVD | Visually an SVD but most paint schemes make furnishings synthetic | 2012 | |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | SVD Dragunov | 2013 | ||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | black synthetic furniture | 2013 | ||
| DayZ | SVD | Synthetic furniture | 2013 | |
| Warface | "SVK" | 2013 | ||
| Survarium | 2013 | |||
| Payday 2 | Grom | w/optional synthetic furniture | added in Gage Russian Weapon Pack (2017) | 2013 |
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | SVD | custom | 2014 | |
| Watch_Dogs | SVD | Synthetic furniture | 2014 | |
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Dragunov Sniper Rifle | 6X4 bayonet and cheekplate | 2014 | |
| Squad | PSO-1 scope | Wood and synthetic furniture | 2014 | |
| Rainbow Six Siege | synthetic furniture | unusable; seen on a pre-release concept | 2015 | |
| Alekhine's Gun | 2016 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | seen on official art with the Prapor, Mechanic and Skier traders | 2016 | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 | Dragoon SVD | 2017 | ||
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 | |||
| Ironsight | SVD | 2018 | ||
| Far Cry 5 | SVD | Hours of Darkness DLC, mirrored | 2018 | |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | SVD | 2018 | ||
| Vigor | SVD | 2018 | ||
| Call to Arms | SVD Dragunov | 2018 | ||
| The Division 2 | SVD | 2019 | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts | "OFB SVDM" | 2019 | ||
| Far Cry New Dawn | mirrored, cut-down barrel and handguard | 2019 | ||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Dragunov | 2019 | ||
| Into the Radius VR | "Tiger Rifle" | w/ various attachments, dovetail rail | 10-round magazines, civilian Tiger variant | 2020 |
| Far Cry 6 | SVD | mirrored, iron sights by default | 2021 | |
| Battlefield 2042 | SVD | 2021 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis | Anti-Robot Fighter | 2001 | |
| Gunslinger Girl | Rico | 2003-2004 | |
| Area 88 | Sniper | 2004 | |
| Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid | "Wraith" | 2005 | |
| Black Lagoon | Hotel Moscow Boeviks | 2006 | |
| Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage | Balalaika/Hotel Moscow Boeviks | 2006 | |
| When They Cry: Kai | Kasai | 2007 | |
| Ga-rei: Zero | Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division operative | 2008 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Rico | 2008 | |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo! | 2010 | ||
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Assasins | Fitted with black synthetic handguard, bipod, NSPUM-2 sight and IR laser | 2010 |
| Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Reki | with PSO-1 telescopic sight | 2011 |
| Sword Art Online II | As a HUD icon | 2014 | |
| Magical Girl Raising Project | Calamity Mary | 2016 |
SVDS
The SVDS is a variant with a shortened barrel and folding stock, intended for paratroopers.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captive (Plennyy) | 2008 | |||
| Republic Z (Respublika Z) | on the wall | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Arms | 2004 | |||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2007 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots | 2008 | |||
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Contract Wars | 2014 | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | SVDS 7.62x54 Sniper rifle | any AK pistol grip, 10 and 20-rounds mags, side dovetail mount, suppressor, SAG MK1 chassis, buffer tube adapter | added in v0.11.7.2979 patch (2019) | 2016 |
| Black Squad | Dragunov | 2017 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Aoi | 2010 |
SVDM
The SVDM is a modernized SVDS variant first produced in June 2018 which features a redesigned side-folding stock, a 21.7-inch barrel, redesigned iron sights, a new 1P88-4 scope and an integral picatinny rail on the receiver cover.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squad | SVDM | Uses standard 1P88 scope | SVDM variant, introduced with Beta 21 update | 2020 |
SVU
The SVU (also known as "OTs-03") is the bullpup version of the SVD, developed by TsKIB SOO for Russian special forces. The SVU-A (OTs-03A) is another variant, capable of fully automatic fire, while the SVU-AS (OTs-03AS) is equipped with a bipod. The SVU was introduced in 1991, and entered service three years later, the SVU-A was introduced in 1995.
The SVU also features a combined muzzle suppressor, which eliminates flashes, muffles the sound of a shot and scatters it, preventing the shooter from being detected.
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment | Mikhail Ulyanov | Ivan Fyodorovich | 1999 | |
| Checkpoint (Blokpost) | Anastasia Razhuk | Masha | 1999 | |
| Antikiller 2: Antiterror | Mikhail Lukashov | Akimov | 2003 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazhdanin nachalnik | Ivan Ryzhikov | Aleksandr Zavarzin | 2001 | |
| Egor Beroev | Andrey | |||
| Vladimir Vdovichenkov | Kolya the Afghan |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | SVUmk2 | 2007 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | Dragunov SVU-A | w/ bipod, tactical flashlight and several interchangeable sights | 2008 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company | SVU Snayperskaya Short | 2008 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | SVUmk2 | 2008 | ||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | SVU Snayperskaya Short | w/ several interchangeable sights | 2010 | |
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | SAS-U | 2010 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | SVU-A | w/ optional tan handguard and magazine | 2011 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | SVU-AS | Harris bipod (in-game model) & various attachments | Actually an SVU | 2012 |
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | SVU | 2013 | ||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | SVU | Harris bipod & various attachments | 2013 | |
| Warface | "SVU-AS" | SVU-AS | 2013 | |
| Survarium | 2013 | |||
| Contract Wars | 2014 | |||
| Rainbow Six: Siege | OTs-03 | Features toggle-able sight magnifier. | 2015 | |
| Vigor | SVU | Suppressed, but not modelled with a suppressor | 2018 |
SVDK
Specifications
(2006 - Present)
- Type: Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: 9.3x64mm 7N33
- Weight: 6.5 kg less telescopic sight
- Length: 1250 mm
- Barrel length: 620 mm
- Feed System: 10-round detachable box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semiautomatic
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract Wars | TKPD Storm / TKPD Sniper | Modified | 2014 |
| Call to Arms | SVDK Dragunov | 2018 |
VS-121
The VS-121 is a modern bullpup sniper rifle based on the SVD from Izhmash. It has the same barrel length as the SVD, unlike the SVU, which has a shorter barrel.
Specifications
(2011 - Present)
- Type: Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x54mm and 7.62x51mm
- Weight: ??
- Length: ??
- Barrel length: 24.4
- Feed System: 10
- Fire Modes: Semiautomatic
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArmA III | Rahim 7.62 | 2013 |
NDM-86
Following the Sino-Vietnamese War, China produced clones of the Soviet SVD captured from Vietnam. The clones were developed by Factory 296 (now known as Jianshe), and consisted of two models: the Type 79 sniper rifle, which saw limited service, and the "slightly improved" Type 85 sniper rifle, which saw a more widespread service. It is unclear what are the exact improvements between the Type 79 and the Type 85 however, and the two models appear largely identical to each other (and the Soviet SVD).
China exported several versions of the Type 79/85 under several export companies. Norinco exports the NDM-86, with two versions: a 7.62x54mm R version called the "EM351", and a .308 Winchester (7.62x51mm NATO) version called the "EM352". The NDM-86 "EM351" was imported between 1986-1989 into the US, while the The "EM352" was imported for a longer time due to it having a different caliber than the "military firearm". China's Poly Technologies also exported a small series of Chinese SVDs called the PDM-86.
Note: As the Type 79, Type 85, and the NDM-86 "EM351" are all visibly indistinguishable from the Soviet SVD, IMFDB currently only identifies the NDM-86 "EM352".
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rundown | Hatcher's Marksman | .308 version | 2003 | |
| Mosul | Mohimen Mahbuba | Amir | .308 version | 2019 |
| ISIS sniper | ||||
| Black Widow | .308 version; seen in arsenal | 2021 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Michael Massee | Ira Gaines | .308 version | 2001 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor | SVD | .308 version | 2010 | |
| Battlefield Play4Free | SVD | w/ optional tan handguard and stock | .308 version | 2011 |
| Battlefield 3 | SVD | w/ Various optional optics, bipod, laser sight, weaponlight, foregrip, and flash hider | .308 version | 2011 |
| Glorious Missions | 2012 | |||
| Dead Island: Riptide | "Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle" | with scope | .308 version | 2013 |
Al-Kadesiah
The Al-Kadesiah (also spelt Al-Kadesih or Al-Qadisiyah) is an Iraqi sniper rifle design inspired by the Dragunov. As it is built from Yugoslavian supplied Zastava M70 tooling that also made the Tabuk series, the Al-Kadesiah shares no parts with the original SVD aside having the same pattern scope mount and its distinct palm tree and saber-pattern ribbed magazines interchange with SVD mags.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat | Al-Kadesiah | 2007 |
How to tell an SVD from a PSL
See Also
- Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by Izhmash.
- KBP Instrument Design Bureau - A list of all firearms manufactured by KBP Instrument Design Bureau.
- Kalashnikov Concern - A list of all firearms manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern.