TKB-506
The TKB-506 (Russian: ТКБ-506) was a small handgun designed to look like a cigar cutter, developed by Igor Stechkin, allegedly on the orders of the KGB.[1]
TKB-506 | |
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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]
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