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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 .
Due to several problems, including accuracy issues and muzzle flash, as well as being complex and slow to manufacture, production ceased in October 1941, and work began on developing the PU version of the Mosin–Nagant. [9] In 1941 several 7.62mm SVT-40 semi-automatic sniper rifles with a PU optical sight were converted in full-auto sniper rifles.
svt-40 The Soviet Union issued one major battle rifle, the SVT-40 , which was invented by Fedor Tokarev , who is also well known for creating the Tokarev pistol . It uses the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and reloaded with a 10-round magazine, but the receiver was open-top, meaning it could also be loaded with 5-round stripper clips, the same ones ...
Tokarev SVT-38: Semi-automatic rifle: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 10-round magazine. Tokarev SVT-40: Semi-automatic rifle / Sniper rifle (with 3.5× PU scope attached) 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 10-round magazine. Most widely used semi-automatic rifle by the Red Army. Fedorov Avtomat: Battle rifle: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka: Russian Empire: 25-round ...
SVT-40: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 1940 Tabuk Sniper Rifle: Al-Qadissiya Establishments 7.62×39mm Iraq: 1970s Terry carbine: Wilkinson Arms 9×19mm Parabellum United States 1970 Thompson Autorifle: Auto-Ordnance Company.30-06 Springfield 7.62×54mmR (1923 model) United States 1921 Turner automatic rifle: Russel Turner .303 British United States ...
[40] Belarus [37] Bolivia: Type 79 variant in use. [41] Burundi: Burundian special forces [42] Bulgaria [37] Central African Republic: SVD and Type 85 [43] China: Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. [44] Equipped with a 4× magnification optical sight which is a copy of the PSO-1. The rifle has a slightly shorter butt.
During the Winter War, Finland captured a number of SVT-38 rifles, and at least one found its way to Sweden. The Ag m/42 was designed by Erik Eklund of the AB C.J. Ljungmans Verkstäder company of Malmö, [5] loosely following SVT mechanics around 1941, and entered production at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna in 1942.
It was one of the primary factories producing Mosin–Nagant and SVT-40 rifles during World War II for standard issue to Soviet troops.. After the end of World War II, it continued producing firearms, both for military (Makarov pistols) and hunting applications, and later high-tech weapons and civilian machinery.