The SVT-40 (Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, romanized: Samozaryadnaya vintovka Tokareva, obrazets 1940 goda, lit. 'Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle that saw …

Oct 27, 2021 · The Soviet-made Self-loading Tokarev Rifle of 1940, or SVT-40, is one such example. Despite nearly two million produced and their extensive use in the Second World …

Jun 12, 2014 · The intention was that the rifles could be used in full-auto in limited circumstances to supplement the Soviet shortage of light machine guns and submachine guns. Designated the AVT-40, these rifles went into production in May 1942 – and were taken right back out of production in the summer of 1943.

Oct 1, 2014 · The answer to the question “is a full-caliber automatic infantry rifle a good idea” was well within reach by even the early forties, as this Soviet document on testing of the avtomat variant (AVT-40, pictured at the bottom of the title image) of the SVT-40 proves.

Jan 10, 2024 · They were supposed to be the new standard infantry rifle and also the sniper’s rifle – although they ultimately failed to really be either. In 1942, production shifted to the AVT-40, identical to the SVT-40 but with a trigger group capable of fully automatic fire.

The AVT-40 is a Soviet automatic rifle developed from the SVT-40. The AVT-40 is identified by the slightly shorter stock marked with an 'A'. It was developed due to a shortage of machine guns, it proved too stressing on the weapon and production ended about a year after. Existing users of …

Apr 17, 2018 · With the SVT-40, the USSR had a rifle that gave its troops rugged reliability and, by virtue of the muscular 7.62x54 mm R cartridge, packed a formidable punch.

The "Tokarev self-loading rifle" (SVT) or "Самозарядная винтовка Токарева" has a very special place in the history of WW2 semiautomatic weapons with significant usage on the Eastern front.

The AVT-40 is a Soviet automatic rifle developed from the SVT-40, identifiable by the slightly shorter, stouter stock marked with an "A", along with a modified safety lever that acts as a fire selector. It was developed due to a shortage of machine guns …

Tokarev AVT40 Rifle. Cast and machined steel receiver with a pressed steel top cover plate. Marked on the top with a star an 1943. Full wood stock that has single finger grooves on each side of the fore grip that has been sanded and re-varnished.