A Short and Convoluted History of the SVT-40

The Soviet Union had long wanted a semi-automatic battle rifle and hoped that the SVT-40 would be the home run they had been waiting for. History, however, had different ideas and in the latest edition of A Short and Convoluted History, the Redneck Preppy explores the rifle's history and fate.

0:14 Introduction
0:53 A Closer Look at the SVT-40
5:00 Before the SVT-40
7:46 Who Was Fedor Tokarev
11:21 Continuing the Story
23:22 Variants of the SVT-40
25:57 Other Users of the Rifle
30:21 The Legacy of the SVT-40

Related Videos:

A Short and Convoluted History of the Mosin Nagant M91/30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDdr5E7TQtc
Why the SVT-40 Failed as a Sniper Rifle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naywrH1_5EE

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