After its modernization in 1940, the SVT-40 rifle was supposed to replace the obsolete Mosin–Nagant rifle used by the Soviet infantry troops over time, but the war interfered with this intention. Nevertheless, the SVT-40 rifle, together with its automatic AVT-40 option, continued to be issued until the end of the war and this self-loading rifle made its contribution to the common triumph over the enemy.
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