S&T Armament has added the SVT-40 to its lineup of World War II replicas. The Tokarev rifle was the Soviet Union's attempt to replace the bolt-action Mosin-Nagant with a semi-auto, and it's a gun that rarely gets the airsoft treatment. S&T showed its "SVT-40 G3 AEG Real Wood" at IWA OutdoorClassics 2026, and it's now listed at retailers including Evike in the US and Patrol Base in the UK.
It's a niche choice, and that's the appeal. Reenactors and WWII-themed milsim players have far fewer options than M4 and AK players, and a semi-only Soviet battle rifle in real wood is a long way from the usual catalog.
Built like the original
S&T's own IWA listing describes it as wood and metal. Patrol Base's listing goes further: aluminum alloy, steel and stamped steel parts, a one-piece real wood stock and handguard with a satin varnish, and a stamped steel top cover, heat shield and barrel band.
The period details are there too. Patrol Base lists adjustable tangent iron sights, a mock cleaning rod, a mock gas block, a four-port muzzle brake, a folding magazine release that works from either side, a trigger safety catch and steel sling points on the stock and barrel band.
Semi-only, with an ETU
True to the real rifle, the selector only offers safe and semi. Retail listings say the pre-installed ETU adds cycle control and a low-voltage cutoff. Patrol Base lists an alloy gearbox shell with 18:1 steel gears, a standard motor, a 600mm 6.03mm tightbore inner barrel and about 325 FPS with 0.20g BBs.
The hop-up is a rotary adjuster you reach by pulling the charging handle back. The battery hides in the stock, behind a butt plate you open by turning its screws 90 degrees, and the gun runs on an 11.1V LiPo stick. The barrel isn't threaded, so tracers and suppressors are out.
Specs
- Length: about 1,210mm (S&T)
- Weight: about 3,130g (S&T)
- Magazine: S&T lists a 90-round spring-fed magazine, while Patrol Base lists an 80-round midcap with a speed loader
- Fire modes: safe and semi-auto
- Velocity: about 325 FPS on 0.20g BBs (Patrol Base)
- Battery: 11.1V LiPo, not included
- Price: £499.99 at Patrol Base
The magazine numbers don't match between S&T's show listing and the UK retailer, so check what ships in the box with your seller.
More history from S&T
The SVT-40 sits alongside S&T's other historical guns, and a UK retailer's 2026 preview also flagged an S&T AN-94 Abakan AEG as hoped for this year, though it notes the AN-94 hadn't entered production. For Filipino collectors, the SVT-40 will depend on local importers, but it's one of the more distinctive rifles of 2026 for anyone building a WWII Eastern Front kit.