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Indeed! By accounts Korobov's 1946 rival ( the TKB-408 ) was technically more sophisticated with more potential, but that ensnared it during testing and the AK
by dingaling 13y ago
Indeed! By accounts Korobov's 1946 rival ( the TKB-408 ) was technically more sophisticated with more potential, but that ensnared it during testing and the AK passed. Excellence vs good enough.
Ten years later Korobov tried again with the 517 rifle, but again Kalashnikov prevailed with the AKM because of its commonality with the vast installed-base of AKs.
- walshemj 13y agoSTUG 44 was the inspiration for the AK though
- varjag 13y ago> By accounts Korobov's 1946 rival ( the TKB-408 ) was technically more sophisticated with more potential, but that ensnared it during testing and the AK passed. Excellence vs good enough. TKB was prone to jams and had worse accuracy than the AK prototype. It also looked ugly. So the better design won, although it sounds dull ;)