| Peter Andreevich Tkachev | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Small arms designer, |
| Known for | Designer of the Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS) |
Peter Andreevich Tkachev was a Russian weapons engineer for TsNIITochMash. He is known to have worked on and modifiy various weapons such as the AO-38, AO-46, AO-62 and AO-63 assault rifles as well as developing the Balanced Automatics Recoil System (BARS) used on the AK-107[1].