TKB-011 explained

TKB-011 2M
Origin:Soviet Union
Type:Bullpup assault rifle
Is Ranged:YES
Designer:Nikolai M. Afanasyev
Production Date:1963 (TKB-011)
1964 (TKB-011M)
1965 (TKB-011 2M)
Variants:TKB-011
TKB-011M
TKB-011 2M
Cartridge:7.62×39mm
Caliber:7.62mm
Feed:30 and 50-round detachable box magazine
Sights:Iron sights

TKB-011 (ТКБ-011), TKB-011M (ТКБ-011М) and TKB-011 2M (ТКБ-011 2М) were Soviet bullpup assault rifles, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62×39mm round, developed by the small arms designer Nikolai M. Afanasyev from 1963 to 1965.[1]

The internals of the weapons were made of steel and the externals bakelite. These assault rifles and the TKB-022PM were the first to use a tunnel type ejection port, which is now used on the FN F2000.

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  1. Web site: Popenker. Maxim. ru:История буллпапов. Век буллпапа.. http://weaponland.ru/publ/istorija_bullpapov_vek_bullpapa_chast_ii/15-1-0-352. 28 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203105529/http://weaponland.ru/publ/istorija_bullpapov_vek_bullpapa_chast_ii/15-1-0-352. December 3, 2010 . Russian.