A "Gefreiter" using a captured SVT-40 on the Eastern Front
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Unteroffizier S. - Fall 1941 -
Great pictures thanks for the postGive a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.Comment
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Nice pics!Looking for a 30 '06 Chauchat magazine.Comment
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And russian Nagant in holster (IMO).Comment
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Very nice pictures!
Kind regards,
AWComment
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The Germans liked using captured Russian automatic rifles obviously for the increased fire power they offered.....However they tended to be finicky in cycling during cold weather.....The Germans than reverting back to their trustworthy K98k's....The Russians meanwhile remedied this problem by diluting their gun oil with gasoline...BodesComment
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One big great advantage with Nagant : as revolver simple no jamming and no empty shells flying into face of shooter like in Parabellum.
Why reverting back to standard Mauser if you know how to deal with automatic rifle.
They use their own G-41 in winter conditions and with good manuals everything worked.Comment
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I don't believe the Germans ever quite figured out that thinning out of their gun oil would keep automatic rifles from freezing up....And since this didn't apply to their bolt action rifles, they readily accepted the reliability in them when the time came....BodesOriginally posted by Ohlau View PostComment
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A worthy link:
https://honortheveterans.com/weapons...hotos-russian/ - nice break down of pics by country.
Definitely one of the weapons used across a variety of formations. I've noted pics of Heer, SS, Police, Gj's with them. Not sure if I've run across Luftwaffe troops, though it stands to reason.Comment
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Follow up to my own comment: Nice pic of FJ with SVT in this thread:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=SVTComment
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