Just Purchased First SVT-40, Anything I Should Know?

[ZakBradshaw]

So, as a 1941 Finn capture where was this rifle probably at when captured and where might it have gone?

[Marcus]

Here are pictures of the two slings...

The top sling looks like a subgun sling, as mentioned above. The bottom sling is one of the Ww2 Soviet 1941 Pattern "ersatz" emergency slings - these were used on just about every long gun the Soviets had at one time or another...maybe on SVT rifles, but they had a wider version of this sling for those - the SVT 1941 Pattern emergency slings are pretty scarce these days. For a Finn captured rifle I would use a WW2 subgun sling or one of the 1941 Pattern slings before I would use a post-war subgun sling.

Soviet soldiers - and Finns, probably Germans too, who captured these rifles - had one mag in the rifle and 2 in belt pouches. The original Soviet pouches were leather, then in 1941 they came up with a canvas emergency pattern "ersatz" pouth for these. I have several sets listed for sale in the Marketplace Forum here http://www.russian-mosin-nagant-forum.c ... 28&t=20970 , they look like this:

[ZakBradshaw]

Thank you for your reply. I saw your pouches and would definitely buy some if the mags were obtainable for a reasonable price. I am waiting on the slings I ordered, depending on how they look I may explore some other options.

[ZakBradshaw]

Finally picked up my rifle. It is awesome!!! Gas system has no pits or abnormal wear, bore is shiny, and overall it is in really good condition. It should be a really good shooter. I hope to take it out this weekend.

[Bugelson]

Please, post pictures of your rifle. A lot of them!

[ZakBradshaw]

Here is the only one I have so far...

[jones0430]

After-market magazines vary in specification from the originals. I got an a extra and had to file down the lugs at the back of the magazine and file down the loading ramp.