[Ratnik]

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Sniper SVT's can be split at 2 groups
1) Factory issued. These are sniper rifles produced in 1941 and 1942 by plant #314 Tula\Mednogorsk. In this list I will track only these rifles, that have correct shape notch with flat bottom and rounded corners.
2) Field made snipers - these could be any SVT with factory rails and field made notch

Also, here are few links, that will help in verification of originaility of SVT scope mount
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

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1941 Tula sniper rifles

Production period - March-October 1941
Produced quantity (source) :
March - 1012
April - 3015
May - 4106
June - 5013
July - 7600
August - 7500
September - 8000
October - 1760
Total - 38006

I have assumption, that all sniper SVT's produced in 1941 by plant #314 Tula, are grouped in letter prefixes, and have numerical prefixes less then 2000.
Most of them are additionaly marked with C mark at the righr side of the receiver, but some rifles don't have it

1941 mount

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1942 Mednogorsk sniper rifles
Production period - January-October 1942
Produced quantity (source):
January - 2
February - 0
March - 310
April - 400
May - ?
June - ?
July - ?
August - ?
September - ?
October - 160
Total - 14220

Rule "numerical prefix less than 2000" is not correct for them. Regular and sniper rifles can be mixed in one prefix, but all known sniper rifles are grouped in few prefixes.
It is harder to gather information about 1942 SVT snipers, because they are more scarce, and I can't track 1942 letter prefixes from mounts - in 1942 only numerical prefix was stamped at mounts.
1942 snipers don't have C proofmark

1942 mount

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Serial numbers of sniper SVT's produced at factory #314 (Tula\Mednogorsk)

Preserial 1940 sniper rifles

ИО 351 *NIPSVO test rifle, was used for PU scope tests in May, 1940.
ИО 408*NIPSVO test rifle, was used for PU scope tests in May, 1940.

1941

AM 218 mount

ГБ 273
ГБ 277 *Dzerzhinskiy academy museum
ГБ 543 *Museum, with experimental Skvortsov 20 round drum magazine

ЖБ 1х0 mount
ЖБ 134
ЖБ 182
ЖБ 309
ЖБ 310
ЖБ 398
ЖБ 410 mount
ЖБ 522
ЖБ 530
ЖБ 535
ЖБ 725
ЖБ 94х mount
ЖБ 960
ЖБ 1034 mount
ЖБ 1075 mount
ЖБ 1395
ЖБ 1429 mount
ЖБ 1х9х mount
ЖБ 1990 mount

ЖК 343 *NIPSVO test rifle
ЖК 349 mount
ЖК 535
ЖК 598
ЖК 1284

ИБ 900
ИБ 1061 mount
ИБ 1111 mount
ИБ 1263
ИБ 1526
ИБ 1862
ИБ 1863
ИБ 1877

ИК 349
ИК 475
ИК 510
ИК 9хх mount
ИК 900
ИК 923
ИК 1024
ИК 1075 mount
ИК 1094
ИК 12xx
ИК 1400
ИК 1503 mount

ИМ 147
ИМ 257
ИМ 285
ИМ 405
ИМ 530
ИМ 636 mount
ИМ 666 mount
ИМ 878
ИМ 1161
ИМ 1408
ИМ 1678 mount

ЛБ 513
ЛБ 822
ЛБ 865
ЛБ 977
ЛБ 1631
ЛБ 1782 mount
ЛБ 1842
ЛБ 1968

ЛК 624
ЛК 1014
ЛК 1335 mount
ЛК 1497 mount
ЛК 1892 mount
ЛК 1989

НА 483 mount
НА 6хх
НА 692
HA 839
НА 912
НА 913 mount
НА 91х
НА 1218
HA 1231
НА 1374
НА 1398
HA 1602
HA 1830
HA 1960

НБ 320
НБ 615
НБ 963
НБ 1863

НВ 1097
НВ 1391
НВ 1660 (no C proofmark)

НЖ 131
НЖ 140
НЖ 375
НЖ 1082 (no C proofmark)
НЖ 1339 mount
НЖ 1597 mount
НЖ 1649 (no C proofmark)
НЖ 1689 mount
НЖ 1754 mount
НЖ 1936 mount

НИ 3хх mount
НИ 353
НИ 405
НИ 416 mount
НИ 597 mount
НИ хх08 mount
НИ 1260
НИ 1269
НИ 1301
НИ 1316
НИ 1436

ПА 122
ПА 462
ПА 502 mount
ПА 801
ПА 846
ПА 938
ПА 1002 mount
ПА 1275
ПА 1366
ПА 1424 mount

ПБ - supposed "sniper" prefix

ПВ 273 mount
ПВ 536
ПВ 663
ПВ 1996

ПГ 869
ПГ 925
ПГ 1390
ПГ 1828

ПЖ 768
ПЖ 1804

СА 580
СА 650 (no C proofmark)
СА 810
СА 853
CA 863
CA 1364 mount
CA 1460
CA 1461
СА 1488 mount
CA 1620 mount
СА 1645 mount
СА 1746

СБ х12 mount
СБ 350
СБ 1428
СБ 1843

CB 112 mount
СВ 181 mount
СВ 196 mount
СВ 260 mount
СВ 372 mount
СВ 511 mount
СВ 868 mount
СВ 877
СВ 1063
СВ 1ххх
СВ 1753
СВ 1886

СГ 143
СГ 624
СГ 747
СГ 807 mount
СГ 1163
СГ 1845 mount
СГ 1889 mount

СЖ 411
СЖ 816 mount
СЖ 902
СЖ 984
СЖ 1x16 mount

СИ 350

ТБ 246 mount
ТБ 267
ТБ 373
ТБ 377
ТБ 1909

ТВ 116 (no C proofmark)

1942 (all don't have C proofmark)

ДГ 3450

ЖБ 1389

ИБ 7465
ИВ 1622
ИВ 5051

НА 7403

НБ 104 *NIPSVO test rifle
НБ 1757 *NIPSVO test rifle
НБ 2525 *NIPSVO test rifle
НБ 5125
НБ 6927
НБ 7200
НБ 7398 *NIPSVO test rifle

НВ 110
НВ 111
НВ 1ххх
HB 1322
HB 2945 *NIPSVO test rifle
HB 3543
HB 4381
HB 6329

ПА 5903 *belongs to sniper Matvey Zvyagintsev
ПА 5919
ПА 6574
ПА 7049
ПА 7804
ПА 8843

ПБ 634
ПБ 1098

СА 1620
СА 2421 *St.Petersburg Artillery museum
СА 3492
CA 3935
CA 6515
CA 6693
СА 7030

СБ 687
СБ 770
СБ 1137
СБ 2987
СБ 4379
СБ 7099
СБ 7321
СБ 7770

СВ 520
CB 1187
CВ 6944
CB 7238 * GPW museum, Kiev
СВ 8550

СГ 388
СГ 111х
СГ 2004
СГ 2787 factory matching, Gunbroker

ФА 1718
ФА 3644
ФА 6118

ФБ 1516
ФБ 2342
ФБ 3883
ФБ 5580
ФБ 6877
ФБ 7960

ФВ 1618
ФВ 3332
ФВ 6223
ФВ 6302
ФВ 6669
ФВ 7149

ХА1613


ХХ 2851 mount
ХХ 3276 mount
ХХ 3285 mount
XX 5115 mount


*-NIPSVO KA (Научно исследовательский полигон стрелкового вооружения Красной Армии) - scientific research proving ground of infantry weapons of Red Army.

 

[Drazil]

Ratnik....thank you for making this effort. Happily my presumed "correct and original sniper" (still a refurb) falls into the prefix and S/N parameters you describe.

 

[Ratnik]

Ratnik....thank you for making this effort. Happily my presumed "correct and original sniper" (still a refurb) falls into the prefix and S/N parameters you describe.

Can you post S\N of your rifle? If you don't wish to show it all, write at least prefix and first 2 digits.
New numbers in the list will make it more comprehensive

 

[Drazil]

Ratnik...here are 2...one is mine...the other (non-refurb!) is from an auction that I failed to win.

 

[Ratnik]

Just add 2 new serials, both have new prefixes - CA and TB. TB is last prefix in 1941 and don't have C proofmark, as 1942 snipers.

Ratnik...here are 2...one is mine...the other (non-refurb!) is from an auction that I failed to win.

Thank you! Hope that you will be a good example to others, and they will also share with serials

 

[mike radford]

Here are three of the four I have had. All are 41 Tula, all have the C proof on the right receiver and all have original notch. I will look for the fourth serial as I cannot find pictures of it.

 

[bdgfate]

Not sure if it helps, but I have 1941 Tula ПБ 71## that has no rails whatsoever. According to Vic, there was a small batch of 41 Tulas that were rushed thru and skipped the step. I assume it happened after Operation Barbarossa had begun. Makes sense that sniper production would have ceased by this point as they were just trying to field anything they could.

 

[Ratnik]

Not sure if it helps, but I have 1941 Tula ПБ 71## that has no rails whatsoever. According to Vic, there was a small batch of 41 Tulas that were rushed thru and skipped the step. I assume it happened after Operation Barbarossa had begun. Makes sense that sniper production would have ceased by this point as they were just trying to field anything they could.

I also track rails at all 1941 and 1942 Tula's. But I'm currently not ready to show my list. I attach scaled screenshot of my list, just to sow percentage of rifles with rails and without. Red cells - rifle without rails. More than 50% of 1941 rifles in my list don't have rails. Possibly it can be explained that many prewar 1941 SVT's were captured by Germans, and then they were lost.
Rails disappeared soon after war beginning to simplify production. But production of sniper rifles were not stoped, and was continued under october, when plant #314 was evacuated to Mednogorsk.
First subprefix without rails - MX xxxx. Before there are 6 subprefixes with rails - AХ, ВХ, ГХ, ЖХ, Их, ЛХ.
Then goes 5 subprefixes without rails - MX, HX, ПХ, СХ, ТХ. In MX, HX, СХ, subprefixes some rifles with rails are observed. Possibly it can be explained with use of prewar issued recievers.

 

[KAIFS]

,,,

 

[Ratnik]

While I'm was searching for new serial numbers for sniper list, I saw this rifle at another board. But I don't added it to the list - on my opinion it is not original factory issued sniper. Let's wait for other opinions

 

[Drazil]

Unfortunately I must concur with Ratnik's opinion on KAIFS rifle...that it is not a genuine factory sniper.

 

[Ratnik]

Finally got one for myself
1942, ДГ 3450

 

[befus]

Here's mine.

 

[Cass]

Ratnik:

Here are a couple:

1941 Tula: CB 1753

1942 Tula: HB 6329

Cass

 

[Ratnik]

Thanks to all for new serials. I also add few serials that I was able to find myself

 

[mikey1967]

What does the sai marking on my 1941 mean?it is on the side of the reciever

 

[Fuhrer]

Here is one i have its a Tula 41 no rails CA310. Its SA marked i think they added the 5 at the end of the serial number

 

[Ratnik]

New serial - СГ1163

Here is one i have its a Tula 41 no rails CA310. Its SA marked i think they added the 5 at the end of the serial number

No, original number is CA 3105

 

[Hlavinka]

Ratnik,
Could you explain the significance of the notation "NIPSVO test rifle" that you use in your list. I am curious of the meaning.
Thank You,
Mark

 

[Ratnik]

NIPSVO KA (Научно исследовательский полигон стрелкового вооружения Красной Армии) - scientific research proving ground of infantry weapons of Red Army. Each quarter of the year they tested all models of infantry weapons that were produced for control quality purposes.
Serials were taken from their reports.
But this was not only proving ground - for example, in 1940, when mounts for SVT was tested, 1 mount was designed by Tokarev, 3 others - by NIPSVO.
Also in 1942, engineer of NIPSVO, Sudaev, created his famous submachine gun, PPS