Plum color svt-40 bolt
- Thread starter Caleb314
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Travis Bickle
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Yes actually.
Plain old white vinegar beleive it or not!
Let it soak for about 15 minutes then hit it with some '0000' steel wool to scrub the last of it off.
Just make sure you rinse it with water then oil the 5hit out of it after.
I did mine, it works awesome.
Plain old white vinegar beleive it or not!
Let it soak for about 15 minutes then hit it with some '0000' steel wool to scrub the last of it off.
Just make sure you rinse it with water then oil the 5hit out of it after.
I did mine, it works awesome.
x2!!!
not trying to hijack the op, but this seemed like a good place to ask.
What's the consensus on this having a big impact on future collect-ability ? I plan to shoot my "in the mail" SVT occasionally, but will be taking good care of it.
Is it so bad to have an obvious refurb rifle without the re-furb crappy bluing, if the bolt / carrier has been "restored" to original colour ?
What's the consensus on this having a big impact on future collect-ability ? I plan to shoot my "in the mail" SVT occasionally, but will be taking good care of it.
Is it so bad to have an obvious refurb rifle without the re-furb crappy bluing, if the bolt / carrier has been "restored" to original colour ?
I say no, well i hope because i have already processed all my SVT's bolts and carriers
Joce
Depends on who you ask. I mentioned the process over at Gunboards, and I was flamed intensely. They said that even though the rifle was totally refurbed, that was part of it's history and by bleaching the bolt assembly I was ruining the collector value and blah, blah. I think that the SVT is relatively rare in the US, maybe that's why I got such a negative reaction? Who cares, I like mine better in the white!!!
I think the bolt would look nicer in silver, but I have not done so with any of mine. I won't go as far to say that it changes its historical value, but I will say it changes its historical significance, as plumb was the color it came out of the crate. Some might say that its easy to fix up an old coat of stain on an antique coffee table while others strongly advise against it for monetary reasons.
Fifty years from now when someone says they found an old dusty SVT40 in Grandpa's closet, the question will be asked: is the bolt still plumb color as original, or has somebody fukced with it?
Personally, I'm a benefactor of of fine old rifles with historical significance and I enjoy shooting them. I don't have them as an investment because I'll probably never sell them. They will be sold at my Estate sale so some little bastards can buy more video games or useless junk. I enjoy them exactly the way they come out of the crate and the conditions in which they were used at the time they were designed. I don't like to modify them for purely esthetic purposes, however a repair is something different especially if it affects safety or the way it shoots. The color of the bolt in my opinion has no effect of operation and doesn't need to be touched.
I suppose I could remove the cosmoline off of the half dozen SVT40 bayonets as well.... but Nawwww.... just leave them the way they are
One guy in Russia did an extensive research on SVT rifles(it included hundreds of inspected and documented rifles in museums and technical offices of Constructor's Bureau in Russia, including experimental rifles assembled by F. V. Tokarev himself....) He observed an interesting fact about bolt and carrier colors on ORIGINAL, NON-REFURBISHED SVT's/AVT's: rifles made in 1938-39 all had white bolts and carriers, 1940 very few were red colored, 1941 some were red and white colored, 1942-44 ALL were red colored, so plum, red etc colors of bolt and carriers does not necessary mean that the rifle has been refurbished. Of course these force matched were refurbished
IMHO I won't bother with changing the bolt and carrier color, not all of them were white at the beginning....
IMHO I won't bother with changing the bolt and carrier color, not all of them were white at the beginning....
The top to bottom is 42 Tula svt, 53 Tula sks, 41 Tula svt with a perfect bore might I add , 42 Tula mosin the fact that they are all Tula made guns is just a coincidence.
Thanks for the info guys I think I might take the purple off the bolt on my 41 since apparently some were originally like that, the other I'm thinking of selling anyone know what these things go for now a days, I'm thinking 350-375 and maybe 400-425 for one with a naval stock?
, 42 Tula mosin the fact that they are all Tula made guns is just a coincidence. Thanks for the info guys I think I might take the purple off the bolt on my 41 since apparently some were originally like that, the other I'm thinking of selling anyone know what these things go for now a days, I'm thinking 350-375 and maybe 400-425 for one with a naval stock?
They will gain value when not anymore will come in the market but this will take time and how bad a buyer want them. Now depending of condition, standard SVT are $300-$400 except the rares ones.The top to bottom is 42 Tula svt, 53 Tula sks, 41 Tula svt with a perfect bore might I add
Thanks for the info guys I think I might take the purple off the bolt on my 41 since apparently some were originally like that, the other I'm thinking of selling anyone know what these things go for now a days, I'm thinking 350-375 and maybe 400-425 for one with a naval stock?
Joce
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Hey Caleb, where did you pick these rifles up from?
I'm trying to determine which retailers have plumb bolts, also I can't quite make it out from those pictures but are those the two slot or six slot muzzle breaks? Looks like two on the top and six on the bottom?
I'm trying to determine which retailers have plumb bolts, also I can't quite make it out from those pictures but are those the two slot or six slot muzzle breaks? Looks like two on the top and six on the bottom?
