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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 Device 3B (Прибор 3Б), an earlier experimental assault rifle that also had three barrels. Both weapons were developed by the small arms designer Gennadiy Aleksandrovich Korobov.

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Weapon.name
TKB-059
Weapon.image
TulaStateArmsMuseum2013-08.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
прибор 3Б
Weapon.origin
Soviet Union
Weapon.type
Bullpup assault rifle
Weapon.is_ranged
YES
Weapon.service
Prototype only
Weapon.used_by
Soviet Union prototype only
Weapon.wars
none
Weapon.designer
Gennadij A. Korobov
Weapon.design_date
1962–1966
Weapon.manufacturer
Tula Arms Plant
Weapon.production_date
1966 (TKB-059)
Weapon.variants
Device 3BTKB-059
Weapon.weight
3.85kg
Weapon.length
690 mm
Weapon.part_length
430 mm

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Mass
4.3
Image
TulaStateArmsMuseum2013-08.jpg
Length
690
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Commons category
TKB-059
inception
1962-00-00
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