The Zastava M70, formerly designated CZ M70 (Serbo-Croatian: Crvena Zastava Model 1970, Црвена Застава Модел 1970) is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms[1] as a sidearm for Yugoslav police and certain military officers.
This model differs most significantly from the locked-breech M57 by employing simple blowback, as this method is suitable for less powerful ammunition.
The manual safety lever is located on the left side of the frame, above the grip panel, and flips forward to fire and back to engage the safety.
Owing to its Tokarev design lineage, the pistol is easy to dissemble and the hammer assembly is removable as one piece.
Today many of these pistols are sold worldwide as surplus and are popular among civilians in Serbia, sometimes referred as "Pčelica" (little bee).