- OTs-02 Kiparis
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OTs-02 Kiparis Type Submachine gun Place of origin 
Soviet UnionService history In service 1991–present Used by Russian police and MVD Production history Designer TsKIB SOO Designed 1972 Manufacturer KBP Instrument Design Bureau Specifications Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lb) Length 730 mm (28.7 in) stock extended / 452 mm (17.8 in) stock folded Barrel length 156 mm (6.1 in) Cartridge 9x18mm Makarov Action Blowback Rate of fire 900–1,050 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 340 m/s (1,115 ft/s) Effective range 75 m Feed system 10, 20, 30-round detachable box magazine Sights Iron sights The OTs-02 Kiparis (ОЦ-02 Кипарис, Russian for "cypress") submachine gun was designed by the TsKIB SOO design bureau of Tula during the early 1970s but was not introduced into service until 1991. It is primarily intended for internal security and police units, it was adopted by the Russian police and MVD (Internal Affairs Ministry).
Design details
The OTs-02 is a blowback-operated weapon of a conventional design chambered in 9x18mm Makarov. It can fire both the standard 57-N-181S cartridge and the more powerful 57-N-181SM high-impulse round.
The receiver is made from pressed steel with a synthetic plastic pistol grip. It feeds from stamped steel detachable straight box magazines, inserted into a well in front of the trigger guard with either a 20 or 30-round cartridge capacity.
The weapon has a rudimentary steel skeletonized stock which folds up and over the receiver when folded, in such a manner that the simple base plate outline extends downwards to either side of the muzzle. The Kiparis is supplied with a proprietary sound suppressor with a service life of approximately 6,000 rounds, the same service life as the barrel. In this form the weapon is known as the OTs-02-1. The OTs-02 Kiparis can also accommodate a red dot sight or a tactical laser pointer which clips on forward of the magazine housing in such a way that the bottom of the laser aiming device can act as a forward grip during aiming.
See also
- MPA
- Northwood R-76
External links
Categories:- Machine pistols
- Submachine guns
- Weapons of Russia
- 9x18mm Makarov firearms
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