TKB-059

TKB-059
прибор 3Б
Type Bullpup assault rifle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service Prototype only
Used by Soviet Union
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
Length 690 mm
Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Caliber 7.62mm
Barrels 3
Action Gas-operated
Rate of fire 1400–1800 rounds/min[1]
Feed system 90-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), an 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. The TKB-059 can be fired ambidextrously as the cartridge ejection is downwards behind the magazine area.

TKB-059 can now be seen at the Tula arms museum.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Оружейный журнал - ОГНЕННЫЙ ШКВАЛ". GunMagazine.com.ua. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "_11. АВТОМАТЫ - Военный паритет". MilitaryParitet.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Тульский Государственный Музей Оружия; item 83 in that list


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