Here I have a 1941 Russian SVT 40 for review. The receiver and wood match, but there are some parts that don't match. Do you think in this condition that's it worth the pick up even if it's not matching? Please let me know what you guys think. I really appreciate everyone's help.
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I was going to mention the same thing. Also has the later muzzle brake.Originally posted by Sturmtiger View Post
Hard to tell if it's worth it to pick it up, when we don't know what the seller is asking for it though?? Everything is worth something, but impossible to know if it's worth the price, if we don't know the price!
Matt
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Looks like a typical refurbished piece. Stock is probably force matched since it is from the AVT (letter A on the butt). I don't know their current rate, but there are always few for sale at the gunbroker, so you can check that. I think they go between 1000 and 1200, but I may be wrong here.
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Thank you everyone for your help. Do you think the rifle was refurbished during or after WW2? Does the rifle being refurbished really hurt the collector value even if it has a "Naval Stock". The seller is asking for $2500.Comment
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It was probably refurbished post wwII and that's why numbers are not matching. It probably has electropenciled matching numbers and import mark. Most of them do. $2500 is definitely too much. For many collectors those refurbished SVTs don't have much collector value and even rarer makers like Kovrov don't bring much more. Based on that I don't think that navy stock would impact its value either especially since it is refurbished as well.
If you keep eye on gunbroker sometimes you may find older Finn imports which will have SA mark, they will be mismatched, but non refurbished and in original factory condition. Way for quick tell, would be bolt in the white. They usually sell between $1500 and $2000.
Original factory issued matching bring backs are very rare and easily can get $4000 when offered for sale if all correct.
JackComment
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Thank you everyone for your help. The maker is Izhevsk and the wood matches the gun as you can see in the picture. All of the parts are matching except there was a rail added for a scope. You can see the import mark in one of the pictures.Comment
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Your additional pictures confirmed my thought. It is imported post war refurbished piece. Parts were matched during refurbishing process using electropencil. Stock is from AVT rifle and it is not the stock that this SVT left the factory with. Even the muzzle brake was changed as for this year this rifle should have a 6 slot brake. The one it has right now is the later version.
This is mostly a shooter grade SVT40 and they can be easily found for around $1200.
In that thread below you can see how ubrefurbished one in original factory condition looks like. This is a 1941 Tula that I owned in the past and honestly regret selling it.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=300335
Regards, JackComment
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Couple of things to clear up:
There is no such thing as a "Naval infantry stock", these stocks have absolutely nothing to do with the Navy. The rifle has a late war AVT stock. They are not rare, but not as common as earlier stocks
There is no such thing as a "Kovrov" SVT40, Kovrov never made SVT-40 rifles. The factory is Podolsk
This particular rifle was made in July 1941, the muzzle brake is most likely made by Tula and changed when the rifle was refurbished. Izhevsk never made this style of muzzle brake for some reason
The rails for the scope mount are present of the majority of 1941 Izhevsk made rifles, however, Izhevsk never made the SVT-40 sniper.
A nice refurb would sell instantly for $1200, look on gunbroker at the completed auctions. The $2500 asking price is way too high, I would put a realistic value of ~$1600Comment
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Might like to see a thread about Svt40:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=695937
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Buttstock is Tula proofed with earlier serial nr. br.AndyComment
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