TKB-408
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The TKB-408 Korobov was a bullpup assault rifle prototype by Soviet designer German A. Korobov presented in 1946.[1][2] 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
Caliber
The TKB-408 is chambered in the Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 intermediate round[1] and has an overall length of 790 mm.[1] It used proprietary magazines, made from sheet steel, with each magazine holding 30 rounds, with a forward projection that entered the magazine lock, located at the bottom of the pistol grip. The Korobov was mostly made of stamped steel, with wooden buttstock and handguard.[1]
In popular culture
In the cancelled post-apocalyptic RPG game Nuclear Union, the protagonist is shown carrying the TKB-408.[3][4] According to in-game lore, the Korobov was revived when counter-revolutionary gangs found the documentation and the weapon began appearing in the regions of Ryazan and Tambov; the deficiencies of the weapon were corrected with it being referred to as "Object 93" (Ob'yekt 93) in reference to the year its schematics were discovered.[5]
See also
References
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2014) |
- ^ a b c d e f Popenker, Maxim (28 October 2010). "Korobov TKB-408". Modern Firearms. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Kalashnikov Group. 16 October 2019. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Pin on My world". Pinterest. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Amaral, Filipe (28 June 2021). "Retrofuturismo nuclear com o bullpup Korobov". Warfare Blog (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Новый Союз - TKБ-408". novysoyuz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- Oruzhie Magazine, Page 9, Issue 5 1998 & Issue 6 1998.
- Popenker, Maxim; Williams, Anthony G. (2004). Assault Rifle. The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 1-86126-700-2.
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