Manual

SOVIET RIFLES AND CARBINES
ORDI 7-101
IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION
May 1954
b. The Tokarev ‘7.62-mm semiautomatic rifle Ml940 (SVT) (fig. 54), as well as the
7.62rmm automatic and semiautomatic rifle Ml940 (AVT)3 (fig. 55), while considerably stur-
dier than the M1938, still proved rather flimsy for military use. Considerable difficulty was
experienced in repair and maintenance of these weapons during World War II, and it is be-
lieved that they are no longer standard weapons.
FIGURE 54. 7.62-MM SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE Ml940 &VT).
FIGURE 55. 7.62-MM AUTOMATIC RIFLE MI940 (AVT).
c. The Tokarev semiautomatic sniper rifles Ml938 (fig. 56) and Ml940 (fig. 57), because
of their flimsy construction and the difficulties experienced in their repair and maintenance,
are no longer standard weapons.
These sniper rifles are merely Tokarev semiautomatic rifles
Ml938 (SVT) and Ml940 (SVT) which have been specially selected for accuracy and adapted for
mounting telescopic sights.
FIGURE 56. 7.62-MM SEMIAUTOMATIC SNIPER RIFLE M1938.
3AVT: Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Tokarev - Automatic Rifle Tokarev.
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