CODE – 02-125-991

NAME – Ots-02 Kiparis

NAME (NATIVE) – Kiparis (Cypress)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Russia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – Designed 1972, Produced 1991

CALIBER – 9x18mm 57-N-181S

OVERALL LENGTH – 31.7 cm (12.4 in) Stock folded, 59.5 cm (23.4 in) Stock extended

45.2 cm (17.8 in) with Stock folded, PBS Suppressor mounted, 73 cm (28.74 in)

SUPPRESSOR LENGTH – 22.5 cm (8.9 in)

SUPPRESSOR DIAMETER – 3 cm (1.18 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 15.6 cm (6.14 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.4 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.25 mm (0.364 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 6.1 g (94 gr)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 320 m/s (1050 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 312 j (230 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 1.43 kg (3lb 2.4 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.9 kg (4 lb 3 oz) with 30 rounds

WEIGHT (LOADED) WITH SUPPRESSOR AND LASER – 2.57 kg (5 lb 10.7 oz) with 30 rounds

LASER AND SUPPRESSOR WEIGHT – 0.67 kg (1 lb 7.6 oz)

SUPPRESSOR MOUNTING – Collet

SUPPRESSOR OPERATION – Multiple baffle stack

SUPPRESSOR DECIBLE REDUCTION – 28 db down from 158 db

SIGHTS – Front – Post, adjustable for elevation, Rear – Folding leaf with square notch, 25 and 75 m (27 and 82 yds)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 75 m (82 yds)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 900 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20 or 30 round box magazine, Double column, Double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 20 round box magazine – 0.14 kg (5 oz), 30 round box magazine – 0.17 kg (6 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 20 round box magazine – 0.34 kg (12 oz), 30 round box magazine – 0.47 kg (1 lb 0.6 oz)

BASIC LOAD – 3 – 30 round magazines (90 rounds)

LOAD WT – 1.41 kg (3 lb 2 oz)

MANUFACTURER – KPB Instrument Design Bureau, Tula

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Russian Federation Interior Ministry (Internal security), Law Enforcement

     Intended primarily as a small, concealable automatic weapons for Internal Security and Police units, the Kiparis (Cypress) was designed in the early 1970s by the TulaCentral Sporting and Hunting Arms Design Bureau (TsKIB SOO) at a request from the Soviet Army. For a long period after it was designed and perfected, the Kiparis remained “On-the-shelf” without being adopted. In the early 1990s, the Kiparis was adopted for issue by the MVD and Russian Police Forces. It has also been issued to various Russian Special Operations groups.

 The weapon resembles the Czech Vz-61 Skorpion and fits much the same mission. The Kiparis has two different sized magazines it can be loaded with, a 20-round magazine for maximum concealability, and a longer 30-round magazine for more available ammunition. Additionally, the weapon has a removable PBS suppressor available for it. The suppressor has an estimated service life of 6,000 rounds, which roughly equals the barrel life of the weapon. With the suppressor, the weapon is designated the OTs-02-1.

     The safety and selector control is on the left side of the weapon where it can be operated by the users thumb without letting go of the pistol grip. The balance of the Kiparis design is that of a conventional select-fire blowback submachinegun.