Soviet Red Army, Circa 1943

[Trepang]

Soviet Red Army, Circa 1943
1942 SVT-40
1943 Mosin-Nagant 91/30
1941 Tokarev TT-33
1941 Nagant M1895

Yep, the SVT bayonet is a repo. It came with the rifle. Looking for a real one and authentic ammo pouch now.

I appreciate all the insight and advice regarding the SVT-40.

 

[AssMan]

Needs a like button.

 

[h2u]

Nice grouping, sir! Near and dear to my heart (and collecting focus)

 

[Doctor_M]

Nice. SVT is on my active hunt list.

 

[Ponder_MD]

What ammo does the SVT use?

 

[Doctor_M]

7.62×54R

 

[Red1917]

Nice grouping, glad to see you got that SVT, looks like a good one. They’re a ton of fun to shoot

 

[calicojack]

Very nice. Some time ago I posted a link to a Guns Magazine from circa 1965. In one of the want ads you could mail order an SVT40 for like $40. No background check or anything.

 

[Doctor_M]

Those were the days, my friend... unfortunately they predate me.

 

[willtill]

7.62×54R

I always liked the way that caliber sounds when it's pronounced. It's just solid.

7.62x54rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Melnic]

Nice, very few of us will have a TT-33, even less of us would have both that and the SVT.
Well done.

 

[JohnnyE]

Those were the days, my friend... unfortunately they predate me.

Not me. I remember as a child standing on my tiptoes looking as the handguns in a wood-framed glass case at the True Value hardware store in the middle of town. This was in the mid-1960's.

 

[Trepang]

Thanks for the kind words - pretty happy with the Russian side of the collection.

Now looking to close out the German portion of the collection.
Next on the list is a 1938-1944 Third Reich Police PPK.

 

[h2u]

Congrats on finishing a portion of the WW2 collection! I’m sad I won’t see anymore Russian arms as that‘s what keeps me ticking

 

[Mr Oni]

Congrats on finishing a portion of the WW2 collection! I’m sad I won’t see anymore Russian arms as that‘s what keeps me ticking

maybe we will if we can get a decent president in who understands that corrupt Ukraine is not the hill we want to die on.