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SVT 40 7.62x54 ????
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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2402936" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>I saw this thread just now; several years ago, I was very interested in SVT-40's, so I did a lot of research on them. The folks who've commented here have covered most of the salient facts; I just wanted to add that the most important thing you can do is to <strong>look down the bore</strong>. Russian infantrymen back in the day weren't as particular about cleaning their firearms as the soldiers in other armies, so the vast majority of SVT's will have dark bores, and some will have pitting, sometimes really bad. In fact, of the few dozen I've inspected over the years, I can only remember one that had a somewhat bright bore, and a few had sewer pipes for barrels. So check the bore.</p><p></p><p>As for value, I've seen a few that were stickered at less than $1K, though they were all Izhevsk's. Tula's tend to go for a little more, and the rare Kovrov's with a good bore will go for $1200 and up unless you encounter a seller who doesn't know the arsenal markings. A Finnish capture is a funny thing; some folks love that stamp, others value them less than non-captured SVT's.</p><p></p><p>The sniper issue... the notch on the top rear of the receiver has been faked so many times, you really need to know how to identify them. The fakers sometimes do such a good job, even the experts have questions about those notches being fake. If I didn't know and trust the seller, I'd take any claim of an original sniper notch with a block of salt. The funny thing is, even a sniper SVT isn't that accurate a rifle, as the long and thin barrel tended to warp when heated up, so shot groups often have vertical stringing unless the shooter waits some time in between shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2402936, member: 7157"] I saw this thread just now; several years ago, I was very interested in SVT-40's, so I did a lot of research on them. The folks who've commented here have covered most of the salient facts; I just wanted to add that the most important thing you can do is to [B]look down the bore[/B]. Russian infantrymen back in the day weren't as particular about cleaning their firearms as the soldiers in other armies, so the vast majority of SVT's will have dark bores, and some will have pitting, sometimes really bad. In fact, of the few dozen I've inspected over the years, I can only remember one that had a somewhat bright bore, and a few had sewer pipes for barrels. So check the bore. As for value, I've seen a few that were stickered at less than $1K, though they were all Izhevsk's. Tula's tend to go for a little more, and the rare Kovrov's with a good bore will go for $1200 and up unless you encounter a seller who doesn't know the arsenal markings. A Finnish capture is a funny thing; some folks love that stamp, others value them less than non-captured SVT's. The sniper issue... the notch on the top rear of the receiver has been faked so many times, you really need to know how to identify them. The fakers sometimes do such a good job, even the experts have questions about those notches being fake. If I didn't know and trust the seller, I'd take any claim of an original sniper notch with a block of salt. The funny thing is, even a sniper SVT isn't that accurate a rifle, as the long and thin barrel tended to warp when heated up, so shot groups often have vertical stringing unless the shooter waits some time in between shots. [/QUOTE]
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