Article 6. Civil weapons

Civil weapons include weapons intended for hunting and sports, as well as for use in self-defense purposes.

Civil weapons shall be subdivided into:

1) hunting weapons:

fireweapons with a rifled barrel;

smooth-bore fireweapons, including those with a rifled part not exceeding one hundred forty millimeters in length;

combined fireweapons (with a rifled barrel and smooth-bore), including those with interchangeable and insertable rifled barrels;

pneumatic weapons;

cold edged weapons (hunting knives, hunting stilettos, and daggers);

signal weapons;

2) sporting weapons:

fireweapons with a rifled barrel;

smooth-bore fireweapons;

cold edged weapons (foils, epees, and sabers);

throwing weapons (bows, crossbows, and spears);

pneumatic weapons;

signal weapons;

3) self-defense weapons:

gas weapons — gas cartridges, mechanical sprayers, aerosol, and other devices equipped with tear-producing or irritating substances;

electroshock devices, spark dischargers, and other devices whose injurious action is based on the use of electric energy.

Civil fireweapons must exclude firing bursts and have a magazine (drum) capacity of no more than ten rounds.