Photo 11 of 61, 1938-40 SVT38/40 Tokarev (7.62x54r)

Here are the 2 short blade variants alng w/2 SVT38 long blade models, 1 polished, 1 blued. The SVT40 bayonets are also found polished or blued although the blued blade 40's are generally thought to have been blued during arsenal refurb, original production having been polished. The long 38 pattern is questionable to me though as the 38 rifles were taken out of service fairly quickly & none have ever shown up in arsenal refurb condition (compared to the SVT40 refurbs which were imported in fair numbers to the US a few years back), unless the 38 bayonets were done haphazardly w/the 40's.

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SVT38-40 bayonets left view Here are the 2 short blade variants alng w/2 SVT38 long blade models, 1 polished, 1 blued. The SVT40 bayonets are also found polished or blued although the blued blade 40's are generally thought to have been blued during arsenal refurb, original production having been polished. The long 38 pattern is questionable to me though as the 38 rifles were taken out of service fairly quickly & none have ever shown up in arsenal refurb condition (compared to the SVT40 refurbs which were imported in fair numbers to the US a few years back), unless the 38 bayonets were done haphazardly w/the 40's.
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