SVT-40 rifle

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The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.

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SVT-40 rifle canonical 3
SVT-38 2
SVT-40 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle rifle
semi-automatic rifle
service rifle
action gas-operated
barrelLength approximately 625 mm
caliber 7.62 mm
cartridge 7.62×54mmR
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designed 1940
designer Fedor Tokarev
effectiveFiringRange up to 600 m with iron sights
feedSystem 10-round detachable box magazine
stripper clip loading capability
hasFeature adjustable gas regulator
bayonet lug
muzzle brake
hasVariant AVT-40
SVT-38
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
lockingSystem tilting bolt
manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Plant
Kovrov Mechanical Plant
Tula Arsenal
massProductionStart 1940
material steel receiver
wooden stock
muzzleVelocity approximately 830 m/s
notableFor advanced design for its time
widespread Soviet semi-automatic service rifle in early World War II
numberBuilt over 1,500,000
operation short-stroke gas piston
overallLength approximately 1,226 mm
predecessor SVT-38
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
productionEnd 1945
rateOfFire semi-automatic
replaced Mosin–Nagant rifle in some Soviet units
serviceEntry 1940
sights iron sights
successor AK-47
SKS
usedBy Finnish Army
German armed forces
linked to: German military

Korean People's Army
People's Liberation Army
Red Army
Soviet Airborne Forces
Soviet Navy
Wehrmacht
Yugoslav Partisans
usedInConflict Continuation War
Korean War
Winter War
World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RKKA equipment SVT-40 rifle
SVT-40 hasVariant SVT-38
subject linked to: SVT-40 rifle
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
SVT-40 predecessor SVT-38
subject linked to: SVT-40 rifle
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
Fedor Tokarev notableWork SVT-38 rifle
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
Fedor Tokarev notableWork SVT-40 rifle
Fedor Tokarev designed SVT-38 semi-automatic rifle
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
Fedor Tokarev designed SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
Tula Arsenal notableProduct SVT-40 rifle
AVT-40 basedOn SVT-40
linked to: SVT-40 rifle
Kovrov Mechanical Plant notableProduct SVT-40
linked to: SVT-40 rifle