TKB-059
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TKB-059 | |
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![]() прибор 3Б
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Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | Prototype only |
Used by | Soviet Union[citation needed] |
Production history | |
Designer | German A. Korobov |
Designed | 1962-1966 |
Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant |
Produced | 1966 (TKB-059) |
Variants | Pribor-3B TKB-059 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 4.5kg[citation needed] |
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Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
Caliber | 7.62mm |
Barrels | 3 |
Action | Gas-operated |
Rate of fire | 1400-1800 rounds/min[1] |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
TKB-059 (ТКБ-059) was a Soviet three-barrel bullpup assault rifle, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62×39mm round and manufactured by Tula Arms Plant in 1966. It was based on the Pribor 3B (Прибор 3Б), a earlier experimental assault rifle with three barrels.[2] Both weapons were developed by the small arms designer G. A. Korobov.
Both weapons used a tripled 7.62×39mm magazine with a capacity of 90 rounds, with each barrel independently fed from the magazine. TKB-059 can be fired ambidextrously as the cartridge ejection is downwards behind the magazine area.[citation needed]
TKB-059 can now be seen at the Tula arms museum.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Многоствольное оружие снова в моде
- ↑ Table of Soviet / Russian Assault Rifles: "Опытный, на базе «прибора 3Б»"
- ↑ Тульский Государственный Музей Оружия; item 83 in that list
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- Assault rifles
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