#Korobov

As soon as the Kalashnikov rifle was adopted, various efforts were made to improve or replace it. In most tests, it did not meet the standard requirements in all categories. The first such effort occurred in 1955 when the Soviet Union's Ministry of Defense initiated a unified weapons project that included a lightweight assault rifle and a lightweight light machine gun. The goal was to simplify and standardize production, with the majority of components for both the rifle and light machine gun being interchangeable. Additionally, these weapons were intended to be manufactured using the same machinery and tools.