1941 Tula SVT 40
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1941 Tula SVT 40
well guys, here it is... all matching except for the mag. came with a repro scope mount.
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DaveGreen1954
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The SVT superceded the 1936 Simonov rifle in 1938. The original model was dubbed the SVT-38. Two years later Tokarev's design was upgraded and the rifle with the new features was designated the SVT-40. A full automatic version was produced at the same time and designated the AVT-40. The design remarkably has a number of the same features as Belgian master gunsmith Dieudonne Saive's SAFN which was submitted for patent in 1936. (After WWII Saive returned to Belgium from England and the SAFN-49 went into production at Fabrique Nationale.)
The SVT is chambered in 7.62X54R and features a 10 round detachable box magazine and it was issued on a squad level. It has a bayonet lug and cleaning rod under the business end of the barrel. Some models were milled, drilled and tapped for a scope mount installation. The "sniper" versions also had a specially selected barrel mounted. Both models have a "false muzzle" sleeve screwed and pinned to the barrel. The muzzle brake is formed as part of this sleeve. The front sight and bayonet studs are mounted on the muzzle sleeve instead of the usual practice of attaching them to the barrel.
I've found my designated shooter SVT-40 to be very accurate using the heavy ball surplus ammo. The gas system is a pain to clean when shooting corrosive primed fodder but the fun of shooting the rifle erases the unpleasant task easily.
The SVT was followed roughly by the Simonov (SKS) and later the Kalashnikov AK & AKM models using the intermediate 7.62X39 round. The later issue sniper rifle was the Dragunov (SVD) which retained the original 7.62X54R chambering.
Dave
The SVT is chambered in 7.62X54R and features a 10 round detachable box magazine and it was issued on a squad level. It has a bayonet lug and cleaning rod under the business end of the barrel. Some models were milled, drilled and tapped for a scope mount installation. The "sniper" versions also had a specially selected barrel mounted. Both models have a "false muzzle" sleeve screwed and pinned to the barrel. The muzzle brake is formed as part of this sleeve. The front sight and bayonet studs are mounted on the muzzle sleeve instead of the usual practice of attaching them to the barrel.
I've found my designated shooter SVT-40 to be very accurate using the heavy ball surplus ammo. The gas system is a pain to clean when shooting corrosive primed fodder but the fun of shooting the rifle erases the unpleasant task easily.
The SVT was followed roughly by the Simonov (SKS) and later the Kalashnikov AK & AKM models using the intermediate 7.62X39 round. The later issue sniper rifle was the Dragunov (SVD) which retained the original 7.62X54R chambering.
Dave