Mystery rifle

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Took these from another forum, some thought that it might be a modified SVT

http://forum.axishistory.com/download/file.php?id=198724

http://forum.axishistory.com/download/file.php?id=198301

http://forum.axishistory.com/download/file.php?id=198167

A little background:

They all seem to be post world war II resistance fighters from the Ukraine/Lithuanian and of other areas of the former soviet union. As you can see it is not chambered for the 7.62X39mm cartridge but full size rifle rounds. I have never seen this model before. Here is the link to the topic itself: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=161703
 
aka Federov Avtomat. little different though how would Lituanians get them after WWII?

fedorov1.jpg
 
This picture is from WWII, most likely NAZI coolaboretors from one of the Baltic states. Judging by their faces most likely Lithuanians. The gun it is a Fedorov avtomat, few thousends made not that uncommon
 
afaik the Federov was only used by Russian special forces such as they were - I don't think any other country used them. also the forend looks more like an ak - AVS 36 looks quite a bit different. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. :D

Edit: sorry I am mistaken

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It is a fedorov avtomat 100%, they could have been found in the Baltic states by two methods.

1. Left over in the arsenals from befor the revolution of 1917

2. Left over in one of the Baltic states when Russian army withdrew in 1941 during June July fighting

This soldiers are not Polish Army, diffrent uniforms, but the people actualy wearing them in the picture could be Polish since 20-30% of Lithuanians today are Polish

This is from during the war, Nazi colaborators 100%
 
murat said:
It is a fedorov avtomat 100%, they could have been found in the Baltic states by two methods.

1. Left over in the arsenals from befor the revolution of 1917

2. Left over in one of the Baltic states when Russian army withdrew in 1941 during June July fighting

This soldiers are not Polish Army, diffrent uniforms, but the people actualy wearing them in the picture could be Polish since 20-30% of Lithuanians today are Polish

This is from during the war, Nazi colaborators 100%
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Disagree Look at the barrel and bolt "they dont look like a Fedorov"
 
I wil compare the picture with the book I have it has every singel self-loading Russian rifle they bulild more then one prototape, one should much. In the 20s Russians experimented with diffrent Fedorov configurations some were gas operated some even had lewis gun tape of cooling shroud
 
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