Tokarev SWT-40
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| Military designation: | Tokarev SWT-40 |
| Country of operation: | Soviet Union |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Fyodor Vasilyevich Tokarev |
| Development year: | 1940 |
| Manufacturer country: | Soviet Union |
| Production time: | 1940 to 1945 |
| Model variants: | SWT-40, AWT-40 |
| Weapon Category: | Self-loading rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1226 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 3.85 kg |
| Sight length : | 577 mm |
| Barrel length : | 610 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.62 × 54 mm rows |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 10 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 25 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight , telescopic sight |
| Mounting system: | proprietary |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Tokarew SWT-40 ( Russian Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образца 1940 года , transkr . : Samosarjadnaja Wintowka Tokarewa obrasza винтовка Токарева, is a self-loading rifle developed during the Soviet World War in 1940, and the self-loading rifle was developed during the 1940 Soviet World War .
development
The SWT-40 was developed by Fyodor Tokarew as the successor to the Tokarev SWT-38 . From 1940 to 1945 around 1.6 million rifles of this type were produced, around 50,000 of which were designed as sniper rifles . The SWT-40 briefly served as the standard rifle of the Red Army . Soon after the end of World War II, the rifles were no longer used in active service, but disappeared in the reserve stores. From there, some of these weapons ended up on the civilian arms market, where they were mainly sold to hunters.
technology
The SWT-40 is a further development of the Tokarew SWT-38. It differs only slightly from its predecessor. In contrast to the SWT-38, the SWT-40 has a one-piece shaft instead of a shaft that is separate between the barrel and the barrel. The cleaning rod on the SWT-40 is under the barrel and no longer on the right side as on the SWT-38. In addition, the metal handguard of the SWT-40 is longer and encompasses the barrel.
It is a gas pressure loader with a tilting block lock . The gas piston with a short return and its own return spring is made in two parts and transfers the energy of the powder gases as an impulse to the closure piece. As a result, the locking piece runs back and unlocks the lock via a control cam. Now both continue to run back and the extractor pulls out the cartridge case. When the magazine is empty, a slide catch keeps the slide in the rearmost position. Now the weapon can either be reloaded with a new magazine or with the five-shot loading strips of the Mosin-Nagant M91 / 30.
The SWT has a five-stage gas control device with which the gas pressure can be adjusted to the ammunition and the degree of contamination of the weapon. The chamber is provided with pressure equalization grooves .
variants
The sniper variant of the SWT-40 was equipped with the standard rifle scope of the Red Army at the time, the 3.5 times magnifying PU. It was fastened with an assembly that was fastened in the middle of the end of the breech block and had a breakthrough through which the shooter could use the normal open sight.
From 1942 a fully automatic variant of the Tokarew rifle was also given to the troops, the AWT-40 . ( Russian автоматическая винтовка Токарева образца 1940 года - Tokarev model 1940 automatic rifle). The safety wing attached behind the trigger, which blocks the trigger in a vertical position on the SWT-40 and allows single firing to be swiveled to the left , releases series fires on the AWT-40 when swiveled to the right. The high (theoretical) rate of fire of 700 rounds / min. made the weapon difficult to control, which only allowed short bursts of fire.
See also
Similar self-loading rifles, WWII:
- Simonow AWS-36
- The German Gewehr 43 was heavily influenced by the SWT, especially the gas pressure loading system.
- M1 Garand (USA)
literature
- Руслан Чумак (Ruslan Tschumak): СВТ Трудная судьба ( German SWT A difficult fate ) . In: Калашников. Оружие, Боеприпасы, Снаряжение (Kalashnikovs. Weapons, ammunition, equipment) . June 2001, p. 50–56 ( online [PDF; accessed October 4, 2016]).
Web links
- Maxim Popenker: SVT-38 SVT-40 Tokarev. In: Modern Firearms. world.guns.ru, accessed on July 19, 2015 .
- Vic Thomas: The Red Army's Self Loading Rifles. A Brief History Of The Tokarev Rifles, Models of 1938 and 1940. In: The SVT section. mosinnagant.net, accessed July 19, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Kehaya, Joe Poyer: The SKS Carabine (CKC45g) . 4th edition. North Cape Publications, 1996, ISBN 1-882391-14-4 , pp. 10-226 .
- ^ Edward Clinton Ezell : Small Arms of the World . A Basic Manual of Small Arms. 12th edition. Stackpole Books, 1983, ISBN 0-8117-1687-2 , pp. 894 .
- ↑ a b Tokarev M1940 Russian Rifle. In: Lone Sentry. US WWII Intelligence Bulletin, May 1946, accessed July 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Maxim Popenker: G.43 / K.43. In: Modern Firearms. world.guns.ru, accessed July 19, 2015 .