The TKB-415 (Russian: ТКБ-415), also known as the AB-46 (Russian: АБ-46) is a prototype assault rifle developed by Tula TsKB-14 designer, Aleksei Alekseevich Bulkin. It competed in Soviet rifle trials to replace the SKS until the AK-47 became the winner.

Dec 9, 2015 · The AB-46, a more traditional rifle also designed by Bulkin, would become one of the front-runners in the Soviet Union’s assault rifle program, and heavily influenced the design of the successful Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle.

The Bulkin AB-46 assault rifle, also known as the Bulkin TKB-415 assault rifle (in Russian: Автомат Булкина АБ-46 / ТКБ-415) was an experimental assault rifle that competed against the Kalashnikov AK-46 and AK-47 rifles in Soviet assault rifle trials of 1947.

The AB-46 (Автомат Булкина-46; Avtomat Bulkina-46) is a Soviet experimental assault rifle (Avtomat is Russian for "assault rifle"), designed by Alexey Alexeevich Bulkin. It was one of the earliest Soviet assault rifles.

Jul 23, 2020 · The original competitor for the rifle weapons Mikhail Kalashnikov in the 40s became TKB-415 (aka AB-46), the aforementioned machine gun of Alexei Bulkin, a Tula gunsmith designer. Alexey Alekseevich took part in the competition for the creation of small arms for an intermediate cartridge.

(abbreviated as AB-46), also known as TKB-415, is a Soviet prototype assault rifle developed in the mid 1940s. It participated in trials but it lost to the AK-46.

The AB-46, also known as the TKB-415 was a prototype 7.62x39mm gas-operated assault rifle designed in the Soviet Union by Tula Arms designer Alexey Bulkin in 1945...

At this stage, the AB-46 submachine gun designed by Bulkin was first introduced to the participants. Sudayev presents an improved modification of the AS-44. However, this time the carbine does not show such results as before.

Jul 12, 2017 · Bulkin’s AB-46 lost out to the AK-47. This extremely fast-firing Slostin machine gun from 1939 poured 7.62x54R rounds out of its eight barrels. The 7.62x54R KB-P-180 light machine gun was developed in 1942 by Degtyaryov to replace the DP-27, but it …

The Bulkin AB-46/TKB-415 assault rifle is a gas-operated, selectable single-shot/burst-fired weapon. It adopts the automatic long stroke of the piston, the piston is located above the barrel, and the bolt has two locking lugs, which are locked by …