The SVT-40 is a semi automatic battle rifle designed by Fedor Tokarev and adopted by the Soviet Red Army as its intended standard service rifle, entering production in 1940 after the earlier SVT-38. Chambered in 7.62x54mmR and fed from a 10 round detachable box magazine, its production was disrupted by the German invasion in 1941, which forced the Soviet Union to fall back on the older bolt action Mosin Nagant rifle, and the two rifles served alongside each other for the rest of the war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Connections
Sources
1. Wikidata: SVT-40
Wikidata Q845109, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: SVT-40
Infobox, type
Semi-automatic rifle
Infobox, service
1940
service-status
service = 1938-present (SVT-38) 1940-present (SVT-40)
Caliber attribute (svt-40)
Chambered in 7.62x54mmR and fed from a 10 round detachable box magazine, its production was disrupted by the German invasion in 1941, which forced the Soviet Union to fall back on the older bolt action Mosin Nagant rifle, and the two rifles served alongside each other for the rest of the war.
Used In: Winter War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Winter War
Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: World War II
Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Korean War
Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
Operated By: Wehrmacht, Wikipedia article text
As the Germans were short of self-loading rifles themselves, SVT-38 and 40s, designated respectively as Selbstladegewehr 258(r) and Selbstladegewehr 259(r) by the Wehrmacht, saw widespread use by Germany.
Operated By: Red Army, Wikipedia article text
Production of the Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 bolt-action rifle continued, and it remained the standard-issue rifle to Red Army troops, with the SVT-40 more often issued to non-commissioned officers and elite units like the naval infantry.
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