Question About the SVT 40

[Dad003]

Yesterday i bought a nice SVT 40 , a 1941 izzy

The question is it have the slide to put a scope mount but not the natch on the top ? anyone says why ?

have some crappy pic from my phone ,

 

[Mark Williams]

Lots of them are like that, all depends on the factory that made them. Some of the later ones did away with the rails altogether.

 

[Don Kael]

From my knowledge they were all machined like that initially on both the SVT-38 and SVT-40. I don't think the notches were added until late 41/ early 42, because they were finding the scope mounts were sliding off and needed extra reinforcement, they were only added to SVT's that were test fired and had above average accuracy (circle k marking). During 1942, they stopped machining the rails into the receiver completely.

I'm sure Ratnik will be along to provide more accurate and detailed information.

 

[red_bailey]

The notch is for locking the special mount in place under recoil, but it is not necessary to the use of the scope. Just remove the cross pin; the rails will keep it aligned, though it will slide under recoil.

Notches were put on designated marksman rifles because it was found that under these critical circumstances, it was best to have the scope locked down as much as possible.

Eventually they stopped cutting the rails altogether, as they were never issuing that many scopes (and many snipers went back to the Mosin rifle), and it saved a step in manufacture.

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

From my knowledge they were all machined like that initially on both the SVT-38 and SVT-40. I don't think the notches were added until late 41/ early 42, because they were finding the scope mounts were sliding off and needed extra reinforcement, they were only added to SVT's that were test fired and had above average accuracy (circle k marking). During 1942, they stopped machining the rails into the receiver completely.

I'm sure Ratnik will be along to provide more accurate and detailed information.

Did someone say SVT-38???



LOL Couldn't resist. I gotta some new pics, the few on photobucket are old and really really suck

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

Here's a better one of my ol' 38 - rails, no notch

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

And one more from the back (beware of Dalek):

 

[NLGT]

That Dalek would frighten the living s#it out of me waking up to take a leak! hahaha

Nice SVT's!

 

[DJdeadlyDALEK]

That Dalek will be handing out candy this Hallowe'en, same as last year