Tokarev SVT 40
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Tokarev SVT 40
It took me a couple of months but here she is.
My very own Tokarev SVT 40.
This all matching rifle was built by Izhevsk in 1940.
Here are some pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... ing001.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0351.jpg[/pic]
Tokarev SVT40 trigger safety
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0346.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0362.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0374.jpg[/pic]
Left tool is used for field stripping the SVT40(I believe this one was issued with the SVT38)
Right tool is to adjust the front sight
You might have noticed that the holes in the hand guard are filled with wood.
Until recently German gun law didn’t allow gun owners to own military assault rifles in their original configuration.
Reason for that was the so called” Kriegswaffen Kontrol Gesetz” or in good English “War arms control law”, a heritage of WW II.
The law also says that the flash hider had to be removed, cut of, or covered by a metal cap.
Also the holes in the metal hand guard covering the gas system had to be covered by a metal cap.
When you do all this the rifle will jam after 25 to 30 rounds of rapid fire because it runs hot.
For some reason this rifle has been saved (except for the bayonet lug, which was cut off) and only the holes in the hand guard were filled.
They can be removed very easily though.
I will remove the wooden fillings after I have removed the finish on the stock.
It’s not original and it gives me the opportunity to give the original look back to the rifle.
I took the SVT 40 apart to refinish the stock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0382.jpg[/pic]
SVT40 field stripped
It hasn’t been cleaned lately and that’s an understatement.
I even believe that the person who last cleaned this rifle was a Russian.
The hardest parts to clean were the piston and the gas regulator.
The gas regulator wouldn’t even come out so I put a few drops of Ballistol on that part and left it for a while.
After 24 hours in Ballistol the gas regulator came out.
I was surprised it let through the gas.
It was filled with dirt.
Got it cleaned already.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0380.jpg[/pic]
No pitting on the piston....looking good so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0381.jpg[/pic]
Gas regulator is clean again
Strange thing was that the trigger assembly looked like new
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0378.jpg[/pic]
Ah well, at least I know everything works.
Now I’m going to work on the stock.
I’ll keep you all posted.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Martin
My very own Tokarev SVT 40.
This all matching rifle was built by Izhevsk in 1940.
Here are some pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... ing001.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0351.jpg[/pic]
Tokarev SVT40 trigger safety
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0346.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0362.jpg[/pic]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0374.jpg[/pic]
Left tool is used for field stripping the SVT40(I believe this one was issued with the SVT38)
Right tool is to adjust the front sight
You might have noticed that the holes in the hand guard are filled with wood.
Until recently German gun law didn’t allow gun owners to own military assault rifles in their original configuration.
Reason for that was the so called” Kriegswaffen Kontrol Gesetz” or in good English “War arms control law”, a heritage of WW II.
The law also says that the flash hider had to be removed, cut of, or covered by a metal cap.
Also the holes in the metal hand guard covering the gas system had to be covered by a metal cap.
When you do all this the rifle will jam after 25 to 30 rounds of rapid fire because it runs hot.
For some reason this rifle has been saved (except for the bayonet lug, which was cut off) and only the holes in the hand guard were filled.
They can be removed very easily though.
I will remove the wooden fillings after I have removed the finish on the stock.
It’s not original and it gives me the opportunity to give the original look back to the rifle.
I took the SVT 40 apart to refinish the stock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0382.jpg[/pic]
SVT40 field stripped
It hasn’t been cleaned lately and that’s an understatement.
I even believe that the person who last cleaned this rifle was a Russian.
The hardest parts to clean were the piston and the gas regulator.
The gas regulator wouldn’t even come out so I put a few drops of Ballistol on that part and left it for a while.
After 24 hours in Ballistol the gas regulator came out.
I was surprised it let through the gas.
It was filled with dirt.
Got it cleaned already.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0380.jpg[/pic]
No pitting on the piston....looking good so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0381.jpg[/pic]
Gas regulator is clean again
Strange thing was that the trigger assembly looked like new
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... G_0378.jpg[/pic]
Ah well, at least I know everything works.
Now I’m going to work on the stock.
I’ll keep you all posted.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Martin
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Very nice Martin
Nice looking piece.
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
- ThePitbullofLove
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Nice!
I *LOVE* SVT-40's...they're one of my favorite rifles!
Here's a couple of mine...
http://images115.fotki.com/v677/photos/ ... 355-vi.jpg[/pic]
http://images19.fotki.com/v23/photos/2/ ... IMG-vi.jpg[/pic]
http://images108.fotki.com/v609/photos/ ... rop-vi.jpg[/pic]
Mine seem to like ALbanian, Hungarian light ball, and Czech Silvertip light ball ammo.
I *LOVE* SVT-40's...they're one of my favorite rifles!
Here's a couple of mine...
http://images115.fotki.com/v677/photos/ ... 355-vi.jpg[/pic]
http://images19.fotki.com/v23/photos/2/ ... IMG-vi.jpg[/pic]
http://images108.fotki.com/v609/photos/ ... rop-vi.jpg[/pic]
Mine seem to like ALbanian, Hungarian light ball, and Czech Silvertip light ball ammo.
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life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
look at them pretty rifles
hey pittbull where in the heck did you capture all them svt's
tell me so I can snag one.
I want a 7.62x54r semi so bad I can taste it.
Blegh now I gotta clean the drool off my keyboard
Anybody got a shooter they wanna sell???
GG
tell me so I can snag one.
I want a 7.62x54r semi so bad I can taste it.
Blegh now I gotta clean the drool off my keyboard
Anybody got a shooter they wanna sell???
GG
Just keep shooting we'll worry about it when the smoke clears.
- ThePitbullofLove
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- Posts: 185
- Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:24 pm
Got one at a live auction about 3 years ago ($150).
Got one at a bait and tackle shot about 3 years ago for $250.
Got one at a pawn shop for $300.
Got one at a gunshow from a walk-in about 2 years ago for $300 (and he sold me an FN-49, a Hakim, and a Ljungman for the same price...).
Got one at a gunshow for $450 last year.
Could have picked one up at an live auction last week; it sold for ~$500.
They're still around...the bad part is that everyone's looking for them now
Got one at a bait and tackle shot about 3 years ago for $250.
Got one at a pawn shop for $300.
Got one at a gunshow from a walk-in about 2 years ago for $300 (and he sold me an FN-49, a Hakim, and a Ljungman for the same price...).
Got one at a gunshow for $450 last year.
Could have picked one up at an live auction last week; it sold for ~$500.
They're still around...the bad part is that everyone's looking for them now
...............................................
life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
hey ian
gonna go easy on you this time
I don't have one of the svt's
it's on my want to get someday list.
GG
I don't have one of the svt's
it's on my want to get someday list.
GG
Just keep shooting we'll worry about it when the smoke clears.