SVT-40 ident??

[Drewz]

Not knowing the history or rarity of certain models of SVT I have come with pics and questions for those in the know. I have googled a bit and there are no stickies I could find.

The gun has a date stamp of 1941 at the sight base, in grease unfired gun, purple bolt pretty standard, electra penciled parts, a couple of unique marks ahead of the serial number I cannot quite make out, also a couple in the wood of the stock, sides are groved but no threaded hole under the rear catch or whatever you call it, stock has one repair at rear swivel mount. Here is a couple pics and my questions. Are there certain rare ones, more collectable, is there a table somewhere that I can compare my markings too? I can take pics of the marks if needed?

 

[CanadianAR]

im not 100percent sure but it thought purple bolt carrier was refurb

 

[CanadianAR]

factory mark will be on there too.
around the year i think.

ones with scope mounting provisions are rare

 

[Recce21]

Purple bolt is a sign of a refurb.
Looks like your typical early production SVT-40 which includes machined rails for sniper scope installation and the integral flash suppressor with 12 cut outs versus the 4 you see in later models. Is there the sniper scope notch at the back of the receiver? Make?

 

[skirsons]

Is it Carmen Electra pencilled? If so that raises the value. Also yours has a butchered magazine.

There's no threaded hole. The sniper provision is a simple notch out of the rear receiver behind the dust cover. It looks like a typical SVT-40 but one of the ones with a cut magazine. There is a rare marking you should look for - SA stamps or the words "Waffenschule" followed by a place name which appear on the right or left side of the receiver.

 

[Bunner]

mmmmmm carmen electra pencilled.
+1 looks typical to me. go here: http://www.mosinnagant.net/ussr/Svt-Photos1.asp learn almost everything you want to know.

 

[Drewz]

It is a Kovrov arsenal manufacture, but i have a box on the top of the receiver that is stamped like the rebuilt svt-38 on that site. I have the 2 part swivel and standard stock. The stock has a small repair at the rear swivel but no other work. Just one other question, there are 2 almost paralell lines in front of the serial number and beside that is a tapered H that is narrow at the top and wider and blocky at the bottom.

 

[Hawkshadow]

Pictures of the markings in question would really help.

 

[fiddler]

Not sure about the markings, but if it shoots like mine, you'll have a hard time setting it down. It is the coolest rifle I own. Nasty Nasty accurate.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

The SA-marked rifles are some of the few verifiable war relic rifles that were carried (and dropped) in combat. Although any of milsurp rifle might have been carried by an infantryman, there is no way to know for sure. The SA means the Finnish Army recovered a Russian rifle. In my opinion this is the rare collectable SVT40.