[Vlad92]

Well i finally got one, after years of imagining one in my hands...
Seems to be an arsenal refurb.

[texnmidwest]

Very nice looking rifle, Vlad!!! Congrats! Now get her cleaned up and let us know how she shoots!

[Vlad92]

date says 1941r... what does the "r" stand for? My only guess would be refurb?

[Sarge]

r = ruskie designation for year.
It is however a refurb. Blued bolt carrier & pencil etched ser nr say so. Most likely one of the many brought in 15+ yrs ago.
Sarge

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

The standard is set your gas adjustment to 1.5 and go up or down from there.

[Vlad92]

1.5, got it. thanks!

[Iron_Colonel]

Well congrats on that SVT40! Looks like a good one. The "r" is the Russian "г" (g in English) for the word "год" pronounced like god, with kind of a long O sound. What arsenal produced it? I guess I'd settle for an arsenal refurb too! I better start saving!

[Vlad92]

1941 Izzy, i wanted a Kovrov but the condition on this one was just too good. and kovrov is a little hard to find. And as far as an arsenal refurb goes, thats what i wanted too. The finn capture ones usually seem to be in poor condition.

[Cyrano]

How much did it set you back, Vlad?

[Vlad92]

around $800. couldnt pass the deal up.

[Vlad92]

Im looking for a sling for the SVT, an original one. Anyone know what type of sling these used? Ive heard PPSH-41

[SightNSqueeze]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Sarge

r = ruskie designation for year. It is however a refurb. Blued bolt carrier & pencil etched ser nr say so. Most likely one of the many brought in 15+ yrs ago. Sarge

Yeah, I remember when they started to appear. Really nice SVT-40s were going for $125 then, but I was saving my pennies for my “third” M1 Garand instead. Garands were a then whopping $325 and I had a bad case of "Garand-mania" which knocked out my chance at getting a lot of "better" deals cropping up then.