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General Milsurp Weapons => Milsurp Rifles & Carbines => Mosins & Soviet Arms => Topic started by: Phosphorus32 on June 28, 2020, 08:45:11 PM
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I picked this up a while ago but was looking at it recently in light of the information now available from Gunboards and CGN member "Horilka" on the fairly new M9130 site:
https://www.m9130.info/svt-40
It turns out that my one and only SVT-40 is a fairly scarce variant. The 1941 Tula/Mednogorsk (No. 314) SVT-40s are the most common and 1942s or 1940s from No. 314 are about an order of magnitude less common. Mine has the grooves cut in the receiver rails for mounting the scope and has one of the correct prefixes for a sniper but was never selected for completing the build to a sniper, as indicated by the lack of a notch in the top-rear of the receiver. This particular configuration apparently accounts for only about 2 per thousand SVT-40s made.
Other than that, it's a typical refurbished SVT-40 with a mix of early and late parts, and even a couple of Izhevsk parts. Numbers are EP'd to match except the traditional mismatched magazine. CDI was the importer and used a fairly discreet 4 pt font import mark on the right rear of the receiver with their own SN arranged vertically on the extreme right rear of the receiver.
(https://i.ibb.co/dBc5ch2/01-right-full.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xhs7s4j)
(https://i.ibb.co/L5H5fYy/02-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NSbSztq)
(https://i.ibb.co/n3yZD3N/03-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mvK1HvV)
(https://i.ibb.co/rbqDpgN/04-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xmwxgyd)
(https://i.ibb.co/HThrrNL/05-right.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zV6SS8W)
(https://i.ibb.co/KWtzrNh/06-left-full.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2dzYk8h)
(https://i.ibb.co/0X5vGtT/07-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GJmN5Ty)
(https://i.ibb.co/8mkWRVL/08-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p1qtspB)
(https://i.ibb.co/4dbk5dy/09-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gV0YBV1)
(https://i.ibb.co/M7cgBbQ/10-left.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NK9FTXb)
(https://i.ibb.co/wMVK84h/11-SN-bolt-Tula.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bzTrYX5)
(https://i.ibb.co/VYxD8y8/12-SN-rec.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DfYknXn)
(https://i.ibb.co/q0jFP0T/13-SN-mag.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Rhb4VhR)
(https://i.ibb.co/wK9mP82/14-SN-tg.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cNGnZRs)
(https://i.ibb.co/zS0tL14/15-SN-bolt-and-carrier.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MR3JjbC)
(https://i.ibb.co/Pw9qWsb/16-SN-gas-block-extension.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GctzMf1)
(https://i.ibb.co/FqMnbbn/17-SN-gas-piston.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2YQ5775)
(https://i.ibb.co/q0YNQcL/18-SN-stock.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jVkyXQ9)
(https://i.ibb.co/S6WgTbL/19-field-stripped.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4F9LyzQ)
(https://i.ibb.co/4JBMpZd/20-bcg-disassembled.jpg) (https://ibb.co/g6swJMV)
(https://i.ibb.co/x5yNCkh/21-bolt-in-battery.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GPXqx67)
(https://i.ibb.co/4dw2TzM/22-bolt-locking-lug.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L5Drtm6)
(https://i.ibb.co/mNQZGJr/23-receiver-locking-lug-recess.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cYzf1JK)
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thumb1 bat1 rofl.... P32, I have so much emotion. LOL!
Damn, you find some gems! I laugh cause you sit on these things and months, years or moons later you drop the beauties on us. Congrats on this find. Really nice rifle.
What is the stamp that shows it a Mednogorsk? I haven't checked the link yet. I have to get to bed soon.
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Showoff. :))
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Showoff. :))
Why I oughta bat1 rofl
Good to hear from you regardless :)
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I was gonna say now you're just braggin' but LC stole my thunder :)). Seriously, nice piece. Good finish, plum carrier thumb1.
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You ever heard of a broner?
That's where another guy does, or has, something so manly that it gives you an erection.
Guess what that rifle is doing to me.........
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thumb1 bat1 rofl.... P32, I have so much emotion. LOL!
Damn, you find some gems! I laugh cause you sit on these things and months, years or moons later you drop the beauties on us. Congrats on this find. Really nice rifle.
What is the stamp that shows it a Mednogorsk? I haven't checked the link yet. I have to get to bed soon.
Thanks Bob!
NKV No. 314 was at Tula until the Germans were threatening its location on the southern outskirts of Moskva. They moved the SVT-40 production line to Mednogorsk and began producing SVTs, still as No. 314, still with a star, in December 1941. In short, there is no truly distinguishing mark, but from the year stamp and prefix letter you can determine that it’s a June 1942 production rifle made at Mednogorsk.
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I was gonna say now you're just braggin' but LC stole my thunder :)). Seriously, nice piece. Good finish, plum carrier thumb1.
:)) Thanks B!
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You ever heard of a broner?
That's where another guy does, or has, something so manly that it gives you an erection.
Guess what that rifle is doing to me.........
:o chuckles1
Glad you like it!
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Showoff. :))
Who is this guy ^^^^?! Good to see you're around/back LC. Now only if that damn Monkey will come back!
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I come here to covet and chew bubblegum....looks like I am outta bubblegum drool2
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Mine is the most common.
But it was made in july, which is also my birthday so i am hapy
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I come here to covet and chew bubblegum....looks like I am outta bubblegum drool2
rofl
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Mine is the most common.
But it was made in july, which is also my birthday so i am hapy
That’s cool!
I am just happy to have one. They aren’t as common down here, and the prices reflect that.
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Mine is the most common.
But it was made in july, which is also my birthday so i am hapy
That’s cool!
I am just happy to have one. They aren’t as common down here, and the prices reflect that.
No kiddin'.
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what are they worth down there, i paid $350(?) for mine 5 yrs ago and they are double that now for sure up here
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what are they worth down there, i paid $350(?) for mine 5 yrs ago and they are double that now for sure up here
I got mine 19 months ago for $1.6K and was happy to pay that. I'd say they're in the 1500-2000 range currently.
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Very nice rifle, very uncommon version, and very good price, congratulations!
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I remember when I passed on one for $850 cause it only had 1 mag and I thought the price was too high. banghead1 banghead1 banghead1
Of course I'm the guy that passed on a complete PSL set up from a dealer friend at a great price because it was not "left hand friendly" dash2 dash2
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what are they worth down there, i paid $350(?) for mine 5 yrs ago and they are double that now for sure up here
I got mine 19 months ago for $1.6K and was happy to pay that. I'd say they're in the 1500-2000 range currently.
Very nice unique specimen. If you're happy about the cost that's cool.
I was helping my FFL bud at a show a few years back, and he had an SVT40 for sale for $1450 that wasn't taking any hits. At the show's end, I offered 2 SKSs and 2 Big 5 91/30s for it and he accepted. '41 Tula matching refurb but with an SVT38 mag. I later bought back one SKS for $300. PAX
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what are they worth down there, i paid $350(?) for mine 5 yrs ago and they are double that now for sure up here
I got mine 19 months ago for $1.6K and was happy to pay that. I'd say they're in the 1500-2000 range currently.
Very nice unique specimen. If you're happy about the cost that's cool.
I was helping my FFL bud at a show a few years back, and he had an SVT40 for sale for $1450 that wasn't taking any hits. At the show's end, I offered 2 SKSs and 2 Big 5 91/30s for it and he accepted. '41 Tula matching refurb but with an SVT38 mag. I later bought back one SKS for $300. PAX
Heckuva deal, even ~3 years back when your trade value was maybe $900-1000 and SVT-40s were $1100-1400. These have really gone up in the last few years. A quick look at completed auctions on GunBroker shows eight of them that sold for $2036 to $2475 and one rare factory matching example that sold for $3976 :o
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Very nice rifle, very uncommon version, and very good price, congratulations!
Thanks a lot! :)
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Very nice rifle, very uncommon version, and very good price, congratulations!
Thanks a lot! :)
That's one of version I have been trying to get. I know it's even more rare than 1942 snipers, which are more rare than 1941 snipers. You were so lucky!
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what are they worth down there, i paid $350(?) for mine 5 yrs ago and they are double that now for sure up here
I got mine 19 months ago for $1.6K and was happy to pay that. I'd say they're in the 1500-2000 range currently.
Very nice unique specimen. If you're happy about the cost that's cool.
I was helping my FFL bud at a show a few years back, and he had an SVT40 for sale for $1450 that wasn't taking any hits. At the show's end, I offered 2 SKSs and 2 Big 5 91/30s for it and he accepted. '41 Tula matching refurb but with an SVT38 mag. I later bought back one SKS for $300. PAX
Heckuva deal, even ~3 years back when your trade value was maybe $900-1000 and SVT-40s were $1100-1400. These have really gone up in the last few years. A quick look at completed auctions on GunBroker shows eight of them that sold for $2036 to $2475 and one rare factory matching example that sold for $3976 :o
SVT-40 prices have jumped up a lot in past two years, way before the COVID-19 pandemic. I heard it has something to do video games?
I recently bought a Soviet refurb 1940 Izhevsk off a less popular online auction site. For some reason, I was the only bidder and the seller is a veteran and kindly offered me a military discount. So it ended up with $1,600 shipped.
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Good deal p,
I forgot to mention that I got all his spare SVT bits. Mess of stuff, including 2 slings and 300 rounds of X54.
The SKS I bought back was an undocumented Nam capture, matching except the bolt carrier. PAX
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Good deal p,
I forgot to mention that I got all his spare SVT bits. Mess of stuff, including 2 slings and 300 rounds of X54.
The SKS I bought back was an undocumented Nam capture, matching except the bolt carrier. PAX
I think if you like SKS (mechanically), you would appreciate SVT-40 more.
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To P32:
Three questions:
(1) do you think the trigger guard is factory stamped matching? (not stamped during refurb)
(2) is there a matching s/n e-penciled on the lower metal ventilator rear end (facing up)?
(3) is there a two-digit e-penciled number on front sight base (right side)?
Thank you!
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Good deal p,
I forgot to mention that I got all his spare SVT bits. Mess of stuff, including 2 slings and 300 rounds of X54.
The SKS I bought back was an undocumented Nam capture, matching except the bolt carrier. PAX
I think if you like SKS (mechanically), you would appreciate SVT-40 more.
Yes, I fell in love with it's simplicity in the one and only time I cleaned it. PAX
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Have to agree with you on this. In terms of ease of cleaning, SKS wins hands down.
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To P32:
Three questions:
(1) do you think the trigger guard is factory stamped matching? (not stamped during refurb)
(2) is there a matching s/n e-penciled on the lower metal ventilator rear end (facing up)?
(3) is there a two-digit e-penciled number on front sight base (right side)?
Thank you!
Um, took me a while to get back to you on this rofl
(1) do you think the trigger guard is factory stamped matching? (not stamped during refurb). No, I think it was stamped during refurbishment. The font on the receiver is sans serif, whereas the font on the trigger guard has serifs, most noticeable on the "2" but also on the "1".
(2) is there a matching s/n e-penciled on the lower metal ventilator rear end (facing up)? If I understand your question correctly, then no.
(3) is there a two-digit e-penciled number on front sight base (right side)? Nope
(https://i.ibb.co/LSmZSYW/29-lower-vented-handguard.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Zd5MdGP)
(https://i.ibb.co/JB0x8vz/27-left-fsb.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZLtHvBh)
(https://i.ibb.co/3T3pvdR/28-right-fsb.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0n7CK2s)
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I got my original SVT-40 tool today. Works like a charm. I had ordered a repro from Russia a long time ago and it was crap. The pentagonal gas adjustment wrench didn't fit (the pentagonal opening was too small to fit over the gas adjustor), nor did the gas tube removal wrench work (too big of an opening in the wrench).
(https://i.ibb.co/rbg8jhh/24-gas-sytem-parts-and-tool.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M8bwvHH)
(https://i.ibb.co/SVdJpqp/25-tool-gas-adjustment.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wpwY1D1)
(https://i.ibb.co/RpdbKKy/26-tool-gas-block-removal.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WWj5XXt)
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Thank you very much! I actually think I can see a two-digit number e-penciled on the right side of front sight base. If you zoom-in your pic, you will see a number looks like '42'.
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So, fellas....Who's got the bayonet for one of these?
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Thank you very much! I actually think I can see a two-digit number e-penciled on the right side of front sight base. If you zoom-in your pic, you will see a number looks like '42'.
A close examination of the area in person reveals random scratches, no numbers.
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So, fellas....Who's got the bayonet for one of these?
I wish...not willing to fork out $400-500 and hope it makes it through customs :o Owners of bayonets in the US don't seem to be putting them up for sale.
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So, fellas....Who's got the bayonet for one of these?
I have one Soviet refurb late style SVT-40 bayonet with scabbard.
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You got an SVT-38 tool, very nice!
I got my original SVT-40 tool today. Works like a charm. I had ordered a repro from Russia a long time ago and it was crap. The pentagonal gas adjustment wrench didn't fit (the pentagonal opening was too small to fit over the gas adjustor), nor did the gas tube removal wrench work (too big of an opening in the wrench).
(https://i.ibb.co/rbg8jhh/24-gas-sytem-parts-and-tool.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M8bwvHH)
(https://i.ibb.co/SVdJpqp/25-tool-gas-adjustment.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wpwY1D1)
(https://i.ibb.co/RpdbKKy/26-tool-gas-block-removal.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WWj5XXt)