SVT-40 Dilemma

[alleycat]

Would like to have your advice on this one. I picked up another unicorn today....a '41 Tula SVT. She's still in cosmoline, and it doesn't appear that she has fired since she left the Russian armory way back in the day! She's absolutely beautiful, and numbers matching too. Even the internal parts have matching numbers on them.

Here's my dilemma......should I clean her up and shoot her, or should I leave the cosmoline on her and just admire her beauty?

 

[Hayata]

Where do you find these things?

That stock is gorgeous! Looks like tiger maple or something.

Since you already have one or two of 'em I'd keep that one just like it is.

Nah, clean it up and shoot it! Not gonna hurt the value on this "used" gun.

Congrats and enjoy!

 

[will4me]

Choot her Choot her.......



Well I would not but because its yours I will help you Shoot it

But Really its up to you, I personally Would shoot it and clean it back up like new.

Edit:
Forgot to mention Sweet Find.

 

[alleycat]

Yep, the stock reminds me of those older Finn m39's with that pine tar look. No SA marks on her though, and she has a tula cartouche on the buttstock. Tula mark on the mag also...

 

[madmarinehays]

wow, you could sell it to me.

 

[TheGman]

Stock is spectacular!

 

[Wallace's]

Wow! How much do those run now?

 

[Stuckon22]

Clean it and choot it

 

[dondon48]

they are meant to shoot

 

[10thmountain]

Shoot it and make a video.