{"product_id":"original-soviet-russian-wwii-svt-40-magazine-with-good-markings","title":"Original Soviet Russian WWII SVT-40 Magazine with Good Markings","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. In the early 1930s, the Soviet Union requested the development of a semi-automatic rifle to replace the Mosin-Nagant, taking inspiration from the Mexican Mondragón rifle. The design was left up to two individuals, Sergei Simonov and Fedor Tokarev. Simonov, who had experience in developing the Fedorov Avtomat, created a prototype for the AVS-36 in 1931. The rifle was used during the Winter War but was removed from service in 1941 due to design flaws. In 1938, Tokarev's rifle was accepted for production, under the designation SVT-38 with hopes that it would become the new standard-issue rifle of the Red Army. Ambitious production plans anticipated two million rifles per year by 1942. Production began at Tula Arsenal in July 1939 (production at Izhmash began in late 1939).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent example of a magazine made for the SVT-40. There are some minor differences between the SVT-38 and SVT-40 magazines, though they are interchangeable. The lack of holes on the sides makes this an SVT-40 example. The magazine is stamped on one side with several small Russian symbols in circles. It is also stamped:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 7270\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2    EK 909\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second line was crossed out so it may have changed rifles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magazine still functions well and will look great with your SVT-40!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SVT-40 (Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, romanized: Samozaryadnaya vintovka Tokareva, obrazets 1940 goda, lit. 'Tokarev's self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a semi-automatic battle rifle developed in the Soviet Union that saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the new service rifle of the Soviet Red Army. However, its production was disrupted by the Axis invasion in 1941, resulting in a change back to the Mosin–Nagant rifle for the duration of the war, although both rifles served concurrently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45215548899397,"sku":"ONJR26JURA067","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/34D14CE4-9FC8-4389-BCB6-90EE15B748B2.jpg?v=1782500164","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-soviet-russian-wwii-svt-40-magazine-with-good-markings","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}