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The SVT-40 (Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, romanized:Samozaryadnaya vintovka Tokareva, obrazets 1940 goda, lit. 'Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle that saw widespread service during and after World War II.
The rifle was used in the short Finnish Civil War and adopted as the service rifle of the new republic's army. Finland produced several variants of the Mosin–Nagant, all of them manufactured using the receivers of Russian-made, American-made, French-made or (later) Soviet-made rifles. Finland also utilized a number of captured M91 and M91/30 ...
Mosin–Nagant M1891/30. Bolt-action rifle / Sniper rifle (with 3.5× PU scope attached) 7.62×54mmR. Soviet Union. 5-round internal magazine. Most widely used bolt-action rifle by the Red Army. Mosin–Nagant M1938 Carbine. Bolt-action rifle. 7.62×54mmR.
The Soviet Union utilized a number of semi-automatic as well as select-fire rifles during World War II, namely the AVS-36, SVT-38, and the SVT-40. [10] However, the primary service rifle of the Red Army remained the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant, which fired the powerful but heavy 7.62×54mmR round. [10]
The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during the late tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period to the present day.
Design. The PTRS-41 was produced and used by the Soviet Union during World War II. In the years between the World Wars, the Soviet Union began experimenting with different types of armour-piercing anti-tank cartridges. Finding the 12.7×108mm insufficient, they began development of what became the 14.5×114mm armour-piercing round.
6B4 (Zh-85) Ballistic vest. Issued between 1985 and 1986, the Zh-85t and Zh-85k provided chest protection against bullets in the front and spinal protection against fragments in the back. [3]: 42. 6B5 "Ulej" (Zh-86) Ballistic vest. Issued in 1988, it replaced the Zh-85t and Zh-85k vests. The Zh-86 covers a larger body area, and its construction ...
AS-44. Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight. The AS-44 (Avtomat Sudayeva, Russian: Автома́т Суда́ева, АС-44) is a series of prototype Soviet assault rifles designed and developed by Alexey Sudayev in 1944—1945, they were produced in limited numbers and tested in 1944—1945, but its development ended in 1946 due ...