The TKB-506 (Russian: ТКБ-506) was a small handgun designed to look like a cigarette case, developed by Igor Stechkin, allegedly on the orders of the KGB.[1]
| TKB-506 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Pistol |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Igor Stechkin |
| Designed | 1955 |
| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant |
| Variants | TKB-506, TKB-506A |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 0.44 kg (0.47 with ammo) |
| Length | 11 cm |
| Barrel length | 2.5 cm |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm SP-2 |
| Barrels | 3 |
| Action | single-shot |
| Muzzle velocity | 170 m/s |
| Sights | None |
The dimensions of TKB-506 are 11 x 9.2 x 2 cm. Weighing 0.44 kg empty, it could fire three 7.62 mm rounds, each held in a separate barrel only 2.5 cm long and each having a separate striker. Device number 10 can now be seen at the Tula arms museum.[2][3]
TKB-506A had an identical armament, and similar weight of around 0.47 kg with ammo, but was even smaller (7.4 cm height) by doing away with the cut-through hole used for the trigger in TKB-506.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "Игорь Яковлевич Стечкин". www.pseudology.org.
- ^ Оружие И.Я. Стечкина, Официальный сайт Тульского государственного музея оружия, retrieved 2013-4-7
- ^ "Тульский Государственный Музей Оружия (Tula State Museum of Weapons)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Игорь Яковлевич Стечкин и его легендарное оружие". www.pravda-tv.ru (in Russian). 16 November 2012.
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