Soviet Weapons of Victory Stamps

These four stamps were issued by the Russian government in 2009 as part of their Weapons of Victory series.  7.00P - The SVT-40 and AVS-36 battle rifles.  The SVT-40 was a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle. The SVT-40 saw widespread service during and after World War II. It was intended to be the Soviet Red Army's new service rifle, but its production was disrupted by the German invasion in 1941, resulting in a change back to the Mosin–Nagant rifle for the duration of World War II.  The AVS-36 was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early selective fire infantry rifles (capable of both single and full-automatic fire) formally adopted for military service. It was an unreliable performer and was replaced in many cases by Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifles, or the more common SVT-40. 8.00P - The TT-33 Tokarev pistol and the Nagant M1895 revolver The TT-30, commonly known simply as the Tokarev, was a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. It