Description
Tokarev SVT M1940 Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard. Single edged blade with a fuller to each side, a spear point and proof marks on the ricasso. The hilt has wood grips held to the tang by two slotted head screw bolts and a crossguard with a muzzle ring but no quillon. Stamped 381 on the crossguard. The pommel has a 'T' section mortise slot and spring loaded button latch. It has a pressed steel scabbard with a welded edge chape and two fixed loop bands near the throat for a frog strap. The bayonet is polished steel and the scabbard blued.
Contextual Description
This type of bayonet was issued to Soviet forces during the Second World War and fits the SVT 40 rifle. Provenance unknown.
Details
Accession Number
REL/16817.002
Maker
State Arsenal, USSR
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Edged weapon or club
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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