The OTs-23 Drotik (ОЦ-23 Дротик, Russian for "dart") is a blow-back operated machine pistol developed and used in Russia.
Зинченко)[2][3][4] The weapon has a three-position select fire switch; safe, semi-automatic, and three-round burst.
The pistol features an external indicator that allows the operator to quickly see how many cartridges remain in the magazine.
It has compensator openings cut into the end of the barrel to vent gases and make the weapon more stable during automatic burst fire.
[6] The 5.45×18mm MPT cartridge, although successful in the PSM pistol, was considerably underpowered for a gun of this size and intended for PDW role.