TKB-010

TKB-09
Type Assault rifle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Production history
Designer Herman Korobov
Manufacturer Tula Arms Plant
Specifications
Weight 2.48 kg w. empty magazine
Length 860 mm
Barrel length 405 mm

Cartridge 5.45×39mm (TKB-09)
7.62×39mm (TKB-010)
Action Delayed blowback
Rate of fire 800-850 rpm
Muzzle velocity 890 m/s
Feed system 30 round box magazine
Sights Iron

The TKB-09 (ТКБ-09) was a Soviet delayed blowback assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm. It used a bolt attached to a spring in a tube above the barrel. The TKB-09 was intended to force the weight forward as means of increasing accuracy.[1] TKB-010 was the variant chambered in 7.62×39mm.[2]

See also

References

  1. Опытный автомат ТКБ-09 [TKB-09 Experimental Assault Rifle]. Soldat Udachi (in Russian). No. 2009–5-6. Soldat Udachi, Internet-Mediya. pp. 36–37.
  2. Nikolayev, Andrian. "Weapon Nomenclature. Russia. Firearms. Assault Rifles.". Voyenny Paritet (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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