TKB-408
Sign in to saveThe TKB-408 Korobov was a bullpup assault rifle prototype by Soviet designer German A. Korobov presented in 1946. The TKB-408 was submitted to a set of official trials conducted in 1946 to select an assault rifle for the Red Army. The Soviet Army commission found it unsatisfactory, with the trials eventually selecting Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-47.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- TKB-408
- Weapon.image
- Korobov tkb408.svg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Computer generated image of a TKB-408
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Bullpup assault rifle
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- 1950-present
- Weapon.designer
- German A. Korobov
- Weapon.design_date
- 1946
- Weapon.production_date
- 1950-1996
- Weapon.cartridge
- 7.62×39mm
- Weapon.caliber
- 7.62 mm
- Weapon.action
- Gas-operated, tilting bolt
- Weapon.rate
- 600 rounds/min
- Weapon.feed
- 30-round detachable AK magazine
- Weapon.sights
- Iron sights
via Wikipedia infobox
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Caliber
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
The TKB-408 Korobov was a bullpup assault rifle prototype by Soviet designer German A. Korobov presented in 1946. The TKB-408 was submitted to a set of official trials conducted in 1946 to select an assault rifle for the Red Army. The Soviet Army commission found it unsatisfactory, with the trials eventually selecting Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-47.
== Characteristics == The TKB-408 is gas operated, with locked breech action, with a vertically tilting bolt to lock the barrel. It can be fired on semi- or full-automatic. Its cocking handle is located at the left side of the weapon, above the wooden handguard, being non-reciprocating. The firing mode selector is located on the left side of the receiver, above the pistol grip. A separate safety switch is located within the trigger guard, in front of the trigger. The design incorporates no provisions for firing from the left shoulder. The ejection port is located at the right side of the weapon, above the magazine; having a flip-down dust cover.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “TKB-408” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Available in 11 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0