| Table 23: Firearms Seized by the SAPS 1994 - 1998 |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
| RIFLES | |||||
| AK-47 Rifles | 1 589 | 1 392 | 1169 | 803 | 527 |
| Nagant | 27 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 14 |
| R1 | 114 | 154 | 109 | 87 | 86 |
| R4 | 54 | 77 | 43 | 61 | 74 |
| R5 | 17 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 111 |
| LM4 and LM5 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 57 |
| Other Rifles | 1 297 | 892 | 963 | 898 | 964 |
| Shotguns | 692 | 632 | 599 | 647 | 741 |
| Sub-machine guns | 45 | 256 | 202 | 53 | 56 |
| Carbines | 28 | 18 | 28 | 54 | 203 |
| PISTOLS | |||||
| Makarov | 164 | 172 | 221 | 176 | 133 |
| Tokarev | 56 | 58 | 263 | 206 | 184 |
| Other | 5 160 | 6 934 | 8 455 | 6 457 | 10 899 |
| MACHINE PISTOLS | |||||
| Stechkin | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Scorpion | 16 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Other | 1 | 88 | 348 | 219 | 294 |
| REVOLVERS | |||||
| All types | 2 370 | 2 842 | 2 812 | 2 272 | 3 282 |
| HOME MADE FIREARMS | |||||
| Rifles | 1 071 | 393 | 209 | 592 | 723 |
| Pistols | 653 | 787 | 822 | 1 020 | 1 204 |
| Revolvers | 219 | 517 | 261 | 655 | 650 |
| All types | 1 181 | 927 | 1 514 | 687 | 489 |
| TOTAL | 14 789 | 16 290 | 18 154 | 14 970 | 20 702 |
| Source: South African Police Services, Illegal Firearm Investigation Unit | |||||
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