OTs-02 Kiparis

The OTS-02 Kiparis (ОЦ-02 Кипарис, Russian for "cypress") is a Russian submachine gun first designed by the TsKIB SOO design bureau of Tula in the early 1970s, although it 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 Ministry of Internal Affairs.

OTS-02 Kiparis
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1991 – present
Used by	MVD FTS
Production history
Designer	TsKIB SOO
Designed	1972[1]
Manufacturer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau[1]
Produced	1991 – present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	1.6 kg (3.53 lb)
Length	590 mm (23.2 in) stock extended / 317 mm (12.5 in) stock folded
Barrel length	156 mm (6.1 in)
Cartridge	9×18mm Makarov[1]
Action	Blowback
Rate of fire	850[1] rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	340 m/s (1,115 ft/s)
Effective firing range	75 m[1]
Feed system	10-, 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazine[1]
Sights	Iron sights

Design details

The OTS-02 is a blowback-operated weapon of a conventional design chambered in 9×18mm Makarov.^[1]

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^[1] with a service life of approximately 6,000 rounds, the same service life as the barrel.

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.

Variants

• TKB-0217 (ТКБ-0217) - first test prototype
• OTS-02 (ОЦ-02 "Кипарис") - standard serial SMG produced since 1991^[1]
• OTS-02-1 (ОЦ-02-1) - integrally-silenced variant, chambered in 9×18 mm PM
• GMC-700 - non-lethal gas pistol for private security agencies; only 30 made^[2]

Users

• Lebanon: Lebanese Special Operations Command^[3]
• Russia: Ministry of Internal Affairs,^[4] Police of Russia, security guards of the Central Bank of The Russian Federation and Sberbank^[5][6]

See also

• List of Russian weaponry
• MPA
• Škorpion