Tokarev SVT40

[Patrick Chadwick]

HELP !!!! Please !!!

Once upon a time there was a ridiculous regulation here in Mauserland called the "Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz" which was intended to prevent military rifles from looking like - yes, you guessed it - military rifles.

As a result, things like the flash hider and bayonet lugs were cut off Enfield no.5s, No. 4s had the bayonet lugs on the barrel sawn off -etc. etc.

And the SVT40 had the barrel brake removed.

This nonsense is now past, and the barrel brake was put back on again some time ago, but only secured with a grub screw (weak) which was not even secured with Locktite or something similar (bad mistake).

Well, the inevitable happened - the grub screw must have loosened, and two weeks ago, when my friend arrived home: no barrel brake!

Needless to say, all plausible and even a number of implausible corners of his home and the range were searched. No luck.

So the appeal for help is thus: has anyone out there got a dimensioned drawing of the SVT40 muzzle brake? We could machine a replacement, if only we knew the dimensions. Tokarev spares are strictly unobtanium here.

Even the length and diameter would help in scaling up a good photo.

Thanks for reading this, and extra thanks to anyone who can produce dimensions or a drawing.

Patrick

[Ovidio]

Wish I could help...
But maybe it would be important to know which type you’re looking for.
The one with 2 or with 6 chambers?

[Patrick Chadwick]

"The one with 2 or with 6 chambers?"

??? Its a rifle, it only has one chamber.

If you mean the slits on the muzzle brake, I think there were 6.

[Daan Kemp]

Muzzle brakes usually have expansion chambers inside as part of the design. The holes and slots are additional to the braking effect, directing the gases.

[Ovidio]

"The one with 2 or with 6 chambers?"

??? Its a rifle, it only has one chamber.

If you mean the slits on the muzzle brake, I think there were 6.

Yes sorry, I was meaning the slits.
There are two versions, one with two big ones and one with 6 thinner ones.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Aw, c'mon guys. I realize that probably nobody has a drawing of the thing, but couldn't someone at least measure the outside diameter of the muzzle brake? Please!!!

[Ovidio]

Patrick, I’ll ask the guys from my Italian collector’s forum. Maybe they can help.

[rcathey]

Patrick,
What’s the drawing worth to you? I see these available for $40 or so.
I’d be happy to purchase one and put together a drawing for you.
I’m a draftsman by trade and this would be a pretty quick project for me.

Just reimburse my purchase cost and I’d be happy.

Let me know!

[Patrick Chadwick]

PM sent

[rcathey]

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If that was meant for me, it would not appear the PM went through.