holy crud i found a svt 40 (1941 star) sniper
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Production Number and early no side rails:
"SVT40 Sniper Rifle
It was decided that the SVT-40 would be used as the Red Armies sniper rifle in April of 1940, replacing the Model 1891/30 PE Mosin Nagant and therefore the production of the bolt action Mosin was halted. All SVT-38's and SVT-40's had the optical sight mounting rails on the sides of the receiver until late 1942. Some SVT-40's have been observed without these rails most of which were Ishevsk production of 1941 dated guns as well as some Tula produced weapons in 1940-41. These non railed rifles of early production are very few in number and are a prime collectors item for the Tokarev fan. Rails ceased to be milled into the receivers of the SVT-40 in October of 1942, and the Tokarev was removed from production as a sniper rifle at this time; however, the SVT was used until the end of the war as a sniper rifle. Production of the SVT-40 snipers were approximately 7,000 in 1940, 34,710 in 1941, and 14,200 in its final year of service as the Red Army's primary sniper rifle in 1942. The bolt action Mosin Nagant model 1891/30 PU sniper rifle was reintroduced into production in February of 1942 as the main sniper rifle of the Red Army. It is believed that very few PE sniper rifles were produced early on in 1942 in the side mount variation until the newly designed PU model could be put into mass production in the summer of 1942. A 1942 dated PE is extremely rare as very few were made in this stop gap time frame. One known example of this rifle was produced at the Ishevsk arsenal. Finish is very rough on many Mosin's that were made in this time frame as many rifle receiver and barrels had very poor machining. Some of the very early PU mounts have two "lightening" cuts on the mount instead of a single large one and they were slightly larger. The early PU scopes have a square block type housing for windage and elevation knobs , very much like the earlier PE scope. This was later modified to being round like the SVT scope."
http://mosinnagant.net/ussr/svt401.asp
"SVT40 Sniper Rifle
It was decided that the SVT-40 would be used as the Red Armies sniper rifle in April of 1940, replacing the Model 1891/30 PE Mosin Nagant and therefore the production of the bolt action Mosin was halted. All SVT-38's and SVT-40's had the optical sight mounting rails on the sides of the receiver until late 1942. Some SVT-40's have been observed without these rails most of which were Ishevsk production of 1941 dated guns as well as some Tula produced weapons in 1940-41. These non railed rifles of early production are very few in number and are a prime collectors item for the Tokarev fan. Rails ceased to be milled into the receivers of the SVT-40 in October of 1942, and the Tokarev was removed from production as a sniper rifle at this time; however, the SVT was used until the end of the war as a sniper rifle. Production of the SVT-40 snipers were approximately 7,000 in 1940, 34,710 in 1941, and 14,200 in its final year of service as the Red Army's primary sniper rifle in 1942. The bolt action Mosin Nagant model 1891/30 PU sniper rifle was reintroduced into production in February of 1942 as the main sniper rifle of the Red Army. It is believed that very few PE sniper rifles were produced early on in 1942 in the side mount variation until the newly designed PU model could be put into mass production in the summer of 1942. A 1942 dated PE is extremely rare as very few were made in this stop gap time frame. One known example of this rifle was produced at the Ishevsk arsenal. Finish is very rough on many Mosin's that were made in this time frame as many rifle receiver and barrels had very poor machining. Some of the very early PU mounts have two "lightening" cuts on the mount instead of a single large one and they were slightly larger. The early PU scopes have a square block type housing for windage and elevation knobs , very much like the earlier PE scope. This was later modified to being round like the SVT scope."
http://mosinnagant.net/ussr/svt401.asp
