How a SVT 40 works

The Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva, Obrazets 1940 goda ( Tokarev Selfloading Rifle, Model of 1940, Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года) or SVT40 is a Soviet semiautomatic battle rifle. The SVT40 saw widespread service during and after World War II. Intended to be the new service rifle of the Soviet Red Army, production was disrupted by the German invasion in 1941 resulting in a change back to the older MosinNagant boltaction rifle for the duration of World War II. After the w