"A" on my SVT Podolsk receiver and avt stock?

philhut

philhut

CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Rating - 100%
34   0   0
Location
GTA, Ontario
This is a 1941 podolsk with rails in an AVT stock. Both the receiver and stock have stamped "A"'s
Does the A have any meaning here?





 
Last edited:
A has nothing to do with either Automatic or any other AVT function. Please refrain from saying anything about Auto receivers or such things if you are not sure. There is no Auto receivers in SVT40's never was, or never will be. Auto function is only achieved with certain components of trigger group.
A on this particular rifle is only markings of any particular team of machinists at the factory as they were marking their work for quality control. Same with Ш letter.
Each letter stamp was made to indicate who made certain type of machining on the component, so in case of defect quality control can trace back to who made that part and correct the issue.

philhut said:
Select fire is locked out to safe snd semi only full auto is blocked :( was this an AVT receiver as well?
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
I used to try to figure out every single marking on all my SVT's. Wanna go really deep down the rabbit hole? Try pulling all your firing pins out to see if the markings are all different when you have sixteen SVT's lol I started a thread on that once, also with a Kovrov (Podolsk) SVT firing pin but you might have to look back a couple years for that old thread
 
I thought I read somewhere that the AVT stocks had notches for the safety/select fire lever on both sides of the trigger. I thought they all had the brass (navy?) style rear sling slit cut into the rear of the stick like (some?) mosins.
 
RSK said:
I thought I read somewhere that the AVT stocks had notches for the safety/select fire lever on both sides of the trigger. I thought they all had the brass (navy?) style rear sling slit cut into the rear of the stick like (some?) mosins.
Click to expand...

There's a sticky topic in this forum "Tokarev SVT-40. Identifying, collecting and FAQ." In short - AVT stock is one thing, Mosin style slots - totally different, an no "navy" is involved at all.
 
this is not a navy stock, they had brass loop holes imbedded in the stock I believe. it does have the semi/safe/select fire slot. Of course the select fire is locked out. Just think its intersting there is a Big A on both the receiver and stock. Big refurb or manufacturing marks
 
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthr...-AVT-40-Unknown-marking-Yes-another-one-lol-o)

from another web board. I may be right with my A's.... so cool and such a keeper

A on the stock
A on the reciever
No A on the trigger guard which appears to be standard SVT40 style with standard safety switch with the little hole in it. serial is etched in with electro pen like the bolt carrier handle
Not taken down as in cosmoline. Very happy with this find.
 
Last edited:
Sure, sure. Except its letter Д stamped on this receiver not A. Д (D) stands for Doubt. As in doubt that the theory is correct with a's meaning anything important other than some letter to id 1944 Tula factory workers . lol
attachment.php



philhut said:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthr...-AVT-40-Unknown-marking-Yes-another-one-lol-o)

from another web board. I may be right with my A's....
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
Beside the year and on the stock it is clearly a capital "A" on the side of the reciever it defiantly is thst strange A similar symbol

Д stamped on this receiver not A. Д (D)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom