SVT-40 rifle

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battle rifle semi-automatic rifle service rifle

The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
SVT-40 0
SVT-38 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle rifle ⓘ
semi-automatic rifle ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ
action gas-operated ⓘ
barrelLength approximately 625 mm ⓘ
caliber 7.62 mm ⓘ
cartridge 7.62×54mmR ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designed 1940 ⓘ
designer Fedor Tokarev ⓘ
effectiveFiringRange up to 600 m with iron sights ⓘ
feedSystem 10-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
stripper clip loading capability ⓘ
hasFeature adjustable gas regulator ⓘ
bayonet lug ⓘ
muzzle brake ⓘ
hasVariant AVT-40 ⓘ
SVT-40 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SVT-38
lockingSystem tilting bolt ⓘ
manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Plant ⓘ
Kovrov Mechanical Plant ⓘ
Tula Arsenal ⓘ
massProductionStart 1940 ⓘ
material steel receiver ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ
muzzleVelocity approximately 830 m/s ⓘ
notableFor advanced design for its time ⓘ
widespread Soviet semi-automatic service rifle in early World War II ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1,500,000 ⓘ
operation short-stroke gas piston ⓘ
overallLength approximately 1,226 mm ⓘ
predecessor SVT-40 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SVT-38
productionEnd 1945 ⓘ
rateOfFire semi-automatic ⓘ
replaced Mosin–Nagant rifle ⓘ
surface form: Mosin–Nagant rifle in some Soviet units
serviceEntry 1940 ⓘ
sights iron sights ⓘ
successor AK-47 ⓘ
SKS ⓘ
usedBy Finnish Army ⓘ
German military ⓘ
surface form: German armed forces

Korean People's Army ⓘ
People's Liberation Army ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces ⓘ
Soviet Navy ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
usedInConflict Continuation War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Winter War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RKKA → equipment → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ
SVT-40 rifle → hasVariant → SVT-40 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: SVT-40
this entity surface form: SVT-38
SVT-40 rifle → predecessor → SVT-40 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: SVT-40
this entity surface form: SVT-38