The TKB-517 () is an
assault rifle
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designed by
German Aleksandrovich Korobov
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. This rifle was externally similar to the
AK-47
The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kala ...
, but based on the
lever-delayed blowback mechanism invented by
John Pedersen and refined by
Pál Király
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. It turned out to be more reliable, more accurate and controllable under full auto, and easier to produce and maintain. Like the AK series, it was also manufactured with folding stocks, longer, heavier barrels with bipods (forming light support weapons) and even a belt-fed variant. Its rejection was because of a greater proficiency with the AK-47 among the Soviet military, though it is just as likely it was rejected due to relatively high extraction pressure, which is a common issue firearms using lever-delayed blowback actions.
Design and features
The TKB-517 is externally similar to the AK-47 and field-strips similarly, but instead it uses
lever-delayed blowback for its operation, slightly reducing recoil and making it more controllable. The receiver is made from pressed steel with laminated wood stock, grip and handguards.
See also
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Dlugov assault rifle
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TKB-059
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 earl ...
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TKB-408
The TKB-408 Korobov was a bullpup assault rifle prototype by Soviet designer German A. Korobov presented in 1946. 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 ...
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List of assault rifles
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an Intermediate cartridge, intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a Magazine (firearms), detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in ...
References
Russian Arms Workers: Ahead of time
* Игорь Боечин, "Неизвестный Коробов", ''Оружие'', 1998/5, pp. 2–10 (this gun on pp. 7–8)
7.62×39mm assault rifles
Lever-delayed blowback firearms
Assault rifles of the Soviet Union
Abandoned military projects of the Soviet Union
Tula Arms Plant products
Trial and research firearms of the Soviet Union
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