SVT-40 Snatched up in 8 mins - Gunboards

[USMA-82]

Wow! You have to be quick on the draw - cheapest one I've seen lately, too.

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=169664

 

[JonJ]

Someone got a good deal. I swear that some people sit on classified boards all day and night refreshing the screen.

 

[Jay G]

Someone got a good deal. I swear that some people sit on classified boards all day and night refreshing the screen.

Oops. And here I thought EVERYONE did that. Apparently it's just me...

 

[BillK]

I swear I don't hit the F5 key...

 

[JuergenG]

Argentine Cavalry Carbine went in 7:20 min.
http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=170219
It wasn't even mentioned whether it's of FMAP or DWM production.

 

[SKS Ray]

Argentine Cavalry Carbine went in 7:20 min.
http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=170219
It wasn't even mentioned whether it's of FMAP or DWM production.

If someone posted that here in the classifieds for $125, i'd snatch it up the minute I saw it.

 

[JuergenG]

Oh, you too ?
I have a DWM, but at that price I would have bought another one right away, regardless of manufacture.
Got the long rifle, too

 

[SKS Ray]

Oh, you too ?
I have a DWM, but at that price I would have bought another one right away, regardless of manufacture.
Got the long rifle, too

Thats mine on the bottom of the three.

Close up shot of the receiver. The top is scrubbed as usual.

The bore was nasty but after some scrubbing and watching rust poor out of it, 20 or so rounds later at the range and it looks great now. I don't know muc about the variations or manufacturers, but do know hey are getting hard to find around here.

 

[JuergenG]

Yours is a model 1891, made by Ludwig Loewe, Berlin.
Loewe is the predecessor of DWM "Deutsch Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken".
My 2 Argentinos are 1909 models, both of DWM manufacture.
The 1909 is the designation for the Argentine contract rifles, and they are
a variant of the German Gewehr 98 (the Argentinos have a flip mag floor plate which allows to unload without repeating the action).
Smoothest actions ever built, IMHO.