$200 SVT 40s!

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ricohman said:
Yeah, great info. Very interesting.
So if I wanted a reasonably correct rifle, then a 1942-43 with a "naval" stock and a 4 port brake would be correct?
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For 1942-43 every combination would be correct as some rifles were repaired from the parts of damaged ones and some were produced with parts manufactured before in excess. But yes, typical SVT-40 for 1942-43 should have thick stock with AVT cut, wider trigger guard, 2 (or 4, depends how you count) ports muzzle brake and one-piece front swivel. There are some other features and differences, but let's keep it simple :)
 
I looked at my other SVT's tonight and they are all 42 or early and have the slim original style stock. However one has cut outs on both sides for the safety, yet is is slim like the others. And it has no "A" on the side.
Yet another mystery!
 
Could be a stock from an original AVT 40 - I read they went with the thicker stocks after a lot of the slim stocks cracked or broke out right from full auto fire. Or someone was just jealous their old stock didn't have the new cut out and made one himself ;) You never know
 
ricohman said:
I looked at my other SVT's tonight and they are all 42 or early and have the slim original style stock. However one has cut outs on both sides for the safety, yet is is slim like the others. And it has no "A" on the side.
Yet another mystery!
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No mystery, AVT cuts and thick hand grip are two independent features they did not come together at the beginning. You have correct early 1942 stock for AVT.
 
This reminds me of an SVT I should have bought. The stock had over 20+ stock repairs....I stopped counting. All over, even on the middle of the butt. Probably the guy carrying it got hit by shrapnel or at least where the rifle was leaning/lying got hit by shrapnel. The stock was ugly as hell, but as time goes on, I realized what a neat story that stock had to tell. I was surprised they even bothered repairing one that damaged, but at least you knew it had been there and done that.
 
ricohman said:
Yeah, great info. Very interesting.
So if I wanted a reasonably correct rifle, then a 1942-43 with a "naval" stock and a 4 port brake would be correct?
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"Naval" stocks are just late war type of the stock. They were intriduced in mass production in 1944. You will not find such stock with earlier date. But there is one exception - such stocks were used earlier - in August\September 1941, just before evacuation, Podolsk was able to start production of rifles with such stocks. But those stocks are little diferent from 1944 model
4 port muzzle break was designed in 1941, but only Podolsk was able to start production of rifles with such feature in 1941. Mednogorsk switched for them in 1942.
So late Podolsk 1941 SVT (without rails) must have mosin style rear slingshot, and 4 port muzzle break.
Mednogorsk rifles since 1942 have 4 port muzzle break, and mosin style slingshot since 1944
 
I'm loving this thread too. Anyone know the purpose of the screw in nut at the end of the barrel? Seems like an extra part that's not needed, and why reverse thread? While I'm at it if anyone has any tips on making the trigger group easier to replace please, please, please post them up. My '41 AVT stock requires some fairly advanced Systema moves before it will cooperate.
 
I don't know what the hell my $25 "hand select" fee got me. I asked for a 1942 Izzy and if they didn't have one, 1940 Izzy. They send me a 1941 Izzy of which I already have 2. I asked, very nicely, fir no Arsenal repairs. Got one with at least one I've noticed so far. I know people are going to say "Don't b!tch, it was only $225!" BUT here's the thing: I wouldn't have spent $225 knowing they were going to ignore my requests.
 
Ratnik said:
"Naval" stocks are just late war type of the stock. They were intriduced in mass production in 1944. You will not find such stock with earlier date. But there is one exception - such stocks were used earlier - in August\September 1941, just before evacuation, Podolsk was able to start production of rifles with such stocks. But those stocks are little diferent from 1944 model
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How are they different? I think I saw thick stocks made before 1944, as they did not have nor avt cuts, not MN sling escutcheons. So I assume sick stock was part of 1942 improvements. I cannot be sure 100%, I sold those rifles many years ago back in Ukraine. I was not really interested in the features back then. I assumed escutcheons were also part of 1942 improvements. Do you have different information?
 
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