SVT-40 rifle

E90823

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
SVT-40 rifle canonical	3
SVT-38	2
SVT-40	2
SVT-38 rifle	1
SVT-38 semi-automatic rifle	1
SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T702617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SVT-40 rifle
Context triple: [RKKA, equipment, SVT-40 rifle]

A. Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
B. Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
C. MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
D. Sturmgewehr 44
The Sturmgewehr 44 was a German World War II assault rifle that pioneered the intermediate-cartridge, select-fire design that became the model for modern assault rifles.
E. Type 38 rifle
The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SVT-40 rifle
Target entity description: 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.

A. Karabiner 98k rifle
The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.
B. Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
C. MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
D. Sturmgewehr 44
The Sturmgewehr 44 was a German World War II assault rifle that pioneered the intermediate-cartridge, select-fire design that became the model for modern assault rifles.
E. Type 38 rifle
The Type 38 rifle was a bolt-action service rifle of the Imperial Japanese military, known for its reliability, long service life, and use throughout the early 20th century including both World Wars.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Fedor Tokarev → notableWork → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

this entity surface form: SVT-38 rifle

Fedor Tokarev → notableWork → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

Fedor Tokarev → designed → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

this entity surface form: SVT-38 semi-automatic rifle

Fedor Tokarev → designed → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

this entity surface form: SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle

Tula Arsenal → notableProduct → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

AVT-40 → basedOn → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ

this entity surface form: SVT-40

Kovrov Mechanical Plant → notableProduct → SVT-40 rifle ⓘ