The TKB-022PM was an experimental Soviet bullpup assault rifle designed by German Korobov at TsKIB SOO in an effort to find a compact, fully automatic replacement for the AKM. It used an unusual vertically moving bolt and a U shaped extractor that allowed ambidextrous firing, and versions were built in 1962, 1965 and 1968 chambered in 7.62x39mm and later 5.6x39mm. Field tests showed it was more accurate than the AKM and it achieved an unusually compact overall length of 525 millimeters with a 415 millimeter barrel, but the Soviet military rejected the design over concerns about its mechanical complexity and the durability of its plastic housing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service StatusPrototype or Experimental 1 Weapon Class Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: TsKIB SOO, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: TKB-022PM
Wikipedia article text
The TKB-022PM (Russian: ТКБ-022ПМ) and its variants were prototype Soviet bullpup assault rifles, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62×39mm round (TKB-022PM No.
Caliber attribute (tkb-022pm)
It used an unusual vertically moving bolt and a U shaped extractor that allowed ambidextrous firing, and versions were built in 1962, 1965 and 1968 chambered in 7.62x39mm and later 5.6x39mm.
Introduction
was an experimental Soviet bullpup assault rifle designed by German Korobov
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WikidataWikidata Q255763 (P571 inception): 1962Quote, Wikidata Q255763 (P571 inception): 1962
Inception (Wikidata property P571): 1962.
Wikidata: TKB-022PM
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