SOLD EXTREMELY RARE, VERY CHOICE, SOVIET 1940 TULA ARSENAL SVT-38 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE, ALL MATCHING, PLUS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND MINT ORIGINAL LONG BAYONET! ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES!

This is certainly one of the true grails of Soviet WWII arms collecting, an all matching SVT-38 and with a bayonet thats even rarer than the rifle…

In all matching, very choice condition, we have an extremely scarce and rarely seen Soviet RED ARMY Tula Arsenal Factory No.314, April, 1940 Production SVT-38 Tokarev Semi Auto Service Rifle.  The SVT-38 was in service with the Red Army throughout WWII but was only in production for about 6 months, until it was replaced with the lighter SVT-40 beginning in mid 1940.   The 1940 dated Tula cartouche is still very visible on the stock.    The bore is excellent as well and the impossible to locate if missing side mounted cleaning rod is still there.  There are very few examples of the SVT-38 rifle in the US; most of them were captured by the Finnish Army during WW2 and are clearly SA marked denoting Finnish re-issue.  This rifle is not Finnish marked and was certainly a German capture and re-issue.

Even rarer than the rifle is the very early correct long SVT-38 Bayonet in mint condition; and absolutely impossible to source.  Known examples have been sold at well over $3,000 just for the bayonet.  

These rifles were highly prized by the Germans and were widely used by them on all fronts; they were even commonly used by the Afrika Corps in the Mediterranean Theater.   This is a very significant rifle for collectors and they are highly sought after and prized.  They first saw combat against Finland and were in front line use from that time on till the end of the war.  They were in front line when the Germans invaded and they were captured and turned on their former owners.