41 Tula SVT 40
Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:07 am
Bought this off some old Greek guy in Vegas. He was going to sell me this and a French '56 MAS for 800 bucks. The MAS was converted to a 308, cool gun, but.. I acted dumb and handed the guy 400 bucks for the SVT and he took it 
Most of the numbers match except the bolt, hardly any do anyway. There is a white bolt with an original bayonet in Vegas. It last went for 900 bucks, I just bought 8 rifles the day before..
Shoots just like it looks. And, no. I cannot see some peasant talking this thing down and getting it to work again. I think that is one of the reasons it never was a real front line rifle. Too damn finicky, to many parts to loose. Germans sure liked them when they figured out that the 98 was not gonna when the war. If that STG44 came in earlier the whole damn thing coulda been different. We would be called "Das screwed"
This one strings vertical, I've gotten used to it.
There is a picture of that female Lydia sniper holding one, it was propaganda. She went right back to her PU.
Most of the numbers match except the bolt, hardly any do anyway. There is a white bolt with an original bayonet in Vegas. It last went for 900 bucks, I just bought 8 rifles the day before.. Shoots just like it looks. And, no. I cannot see some peasant talking this thing down and getting it to work again. I think that is one of the reasons it never was a real front line rifle. Too damn finicky, to many parts to loose. Germans sure liked them when they figured out that the 98 was not gonna when the war. If that STG44 came in earlier the whole damn thing coulda been different. We would be called "Das screwed"
This one strings vertical, I've gotten used to it.
There is a picture of that female Lydia sniper holding one, it was propaganda. She went right back to her PU.
Was this deal done in the back room of some nightclub, or speakeasy? 
