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SVT-40 looting
Sneak peak of my large MOC. Sorry for the dust in the picture.
The SVT-40 was a semi-automatic soviet rifle with a detachable 20 round magazine. When the Germans encountered it in 1941 they were fascinated and the G41 was developed as a consequense. The job of developing the G41 was given to Mauser and Walther ending up in two different rifles. Walther stepped away from the criterias Wehrmacht gave on teh rifle and developed a semi good semi-auto rifle which later was improved to the G43. However there is numerous photos of Germasn with the SVT-40, so at least up until 1944 when the G43 came in greater numbers was the SVT-40 looted and used by the Germans.
The conclusion: Not only the BA, but the real SVT-40 was seeked after.
SVT-40 looting
Sneak peak of my large MOC. Sorry for the dust in the picture.
The SVT-40 was a semi-automatic soviet rifle with a detachable 20 round magazine. When the Germans encountered it in 1941 they were fascinated and the G41 was developed as a consequense. The job of developing the G41 was given to Mauser and Walther ending up in two different rifles. Walther stepped away from the criterias Wehrmacht gave on teh rifle and developed a semi good semi-auto rifle which later was improved to the G43. However there is numerous photos of Germasn with the SVT-40, so at least up until 1944 when the G43 came in greater numbers was the SVT-40 looted and used by the Germans.
The conclusion: Not only the BA, but the real SVT-40 was seeked after.