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==External links==
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*{{ru icon}} [http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/strelkovoe-oryjie/2110-avtomaty-korobova.html?start=1 TKB-408 from DogsWar.ru]
* [http://world.guns.ru/assault/as73-e.htm World Guns article on the TKB-408]
* [http://world.guns.ru/assault/as73-e.htm World Guns article on the TKB-408]



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TKB-408
TypePrototype Bullpup Rifle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Production history
DesignerGerman A. Korobov
Designed1946
Specifications
Mass4.3kg
Length790mm

Cartridge7.62x39mm
Caliber7.62mm
Actiongas-operated, tilting bolt
Feed system30-Round AK Magazine
SightsIron Sights

The TKB-408 was an early gas-operated bullpup assault rifle with a tilting bolt. It was created by German A. Korobov and submitted to a set of official trials conducted in 1946 to select an assault rifle for the Red Army. None of the designs submitted to these trials were selected, although the AK-47 that was later adopted was a heavily modified variant of Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-46.

The TKB-408 can be fired semi- or full-automatic. The firing mode selector is located on the left side of the receiver above the pistol grip. The design incorporates no provisions for firing from the left shoulder. It is chambered in the 7.62x39mm round and has an overall length of 790mm.

References

  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

See also