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AVT-40
The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva, Obrazets 1940 goda, "Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940", Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, often nicknamed "''Svetlana, Sveta''") is a Soviet Union, Soviet semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic battle rifle. The SVT-40 saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the Soviet Red Army's new service rifle, but its production was disrupted by Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion in 1941, resulting in a change back to the Mosin–Nagant, Mosin–Nagant rifle for the duration of World War II. After the war, the Soviet Union adopted new rifles, such as the SKS and the AK-47. History In the early 1930s, the Soviet Union requested the development of a semi-automatic rifle to replace the Mosin-Nagant, taking inspiration from the Mexican Mondragón rifle. The design was left up to two individuals, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, Sergei Simono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SVT-38 - Ryssland - AM
The SVT-40 (Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva, Obrazets 1940 goda, "Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940", Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, often nicknamed "''Svetlana, Sveta''") is a Soviet Union, Soviet semi-automatic rifle, semi-automatic battle rifle. The SVT-40 saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the Soviet Red Army's new service rifle, but its production was disrupted by Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion in 1941, resulting in a change back to the Mosin–Nagant, Mosin–Nagant rifle for the duration of World War II. After the war, the Soviet Union adopted new rifles, such as the SKS and the AK-47. History In the early 1930s, the Soviet Union requested the development of a semi-automatic rifle to replace the Mosin-Nagant, taking inspiration from the Mexican Mondragón rifle. The design was left up to two individuals, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, Sergei Simono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
