My biggest find so far!

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So I was browsing in canadian tire with a few friends the other day and noticed some mosin nagants and SVTs as I already have a 1944 ex sniper and a 1942 Svt I went over just to take a look. As I was looking through them for more ex snipers the guy working sports mentions they have a pretty old one out back that they didn't bring out yet. When he brings it out it ends up being an all numbers matching non refurbished Ishevsk from 1938! So I happily buy it, but were just getting started! One of my friends asks me if I could pick him out a SVT since he loves mine so much he wanted his own, there really wasn't anything special except a really beat up Ishevsk, other than this strange 1939 dated Tula with a much longer reciever bridge. So I'm proud to say I ended up finding a converted SVT 38 for around $300 :D The only sad part of this story is that I couldn't steal it from my buddy and he now has it as his only really collectible gun. Needless to say I'm heading back to this canadian tire again

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MaritimeGuy said:
So I was browsing in canadian tire with a few friends the other day and noticed some mosin nagants and SVTs as I already have a 1944 ex sniper and a 1942 Svt I went over just to take a look. As I was looking through them for more ex snipers the guy working sports mentions they have a pretty old one out back that they didn't bring out yet. When he brings it out it ends up being an all numbers matching non refurbished Ishevsk from 1938! So I happily buy it, but were just getting started! One of my friends asks me if I could pick him out a SVT since he loves mine so much he wanted his own, there really wasn't anything special except a really beat up Ishevsk, other than this strange 1939 dated Tula with a much longer reciever bridge. So I'm proud to say I ended up finding a converted SVT 38 for around $300 :D The only sad part of this story is that I couldn't steal it from my buddy and he now has it as his only gun haha. Needless to say I'm heading back to this canadian tire again

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Your SVT appear to be a SVT 38 rebuilt to SVT 40 specifications,the square stamp i a refurb mark. The SVT 38 receiver bridg is longer. Very nice find! More pics please.
Joce
 
svt1940 said:
Your SVT appear to be a SVT 38 rebuilt to SVT 40 specifications,the square stamp i a refurb mark. The SVT 38 receiver bridg is longer. Very nice find! More pics please.
Joce
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Yes it is, sorry if I didn't clarify that. And I'll get my buddy to send some more, I'm kicking myself in the ass because I looked over the longer reciever bridge until after I bought it for him and he paid me back lol. I do have first dibs if he ever wants to get rid of it he says though :)
 
Man! I wish the Crappy Tires around here carried stuff like that. You can find some that sell firearms but not Milsurps! Not that I can find anyway. Nice score! I should pick up a SVT before they dry up.
 
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