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| TKB-059 | |
|---|---|
 прибор 3Б | |
| Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Prototype only |
| Used by | Soviet Union prototype only |
| Wars | none |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Gennadij A. Korobov |
| Designed | 1962–1966 |
| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant |
| Produced | 1966 (TKB-059) |
| Variants | Device 3B TKB-059 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.85kg |
| Length | 690 mm |
| Barrel length | 430 mm |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Caliber | 7.62mm |
| Barrels | 3 |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 1400–1800 rounds/min |
| Feed system | 60-round or 45-round detachable box three-row 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 Device 3B (Прибор 3Б), an earlier experimental assault rifle that also had three barrels. Both weapons were developed by the small arms designer German Aleksandrovich Korobov.
Both the TKB-059 and the Device 3B used a specialized 7.62×39mm magazine with three columns, akin to three individual box magazines placed and attached side by side. There were two sizes of magazine: one with a total capacity of 45 rounds (15 rounds per column), and one with a capacity of 60 rounds (20 rounds per column). Each barrel was independently fed from its corresponding column. The TKB-059 could be fired ambidextrously as the spent cartridge casings ejected downwards behind the magazines.
The TKB-059 prototype can now be seen at the Tula arms museum.
In popular culture
The "Chaingun Cannon" in Duke Nukem 3D is based on the TKB-059, but having a different design.
The weapon is featured in Payday 2 as the Rodion 3B Rifle.
See also
References
- ^ "Korobov Device 3B and TKB-059". modernfirearms.net. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "Оружейный журнал - ОГНЕННЫЙ ШКВАЛ". GunMagazine.com.ua. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "_11. АВТОМАТЫ - Военный паритет". MilitaryParitet.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Тульский Государственный Музей Оружия; item 83 in that list
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