Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
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The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A,[4] also known as IOF 9mm pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore.[3][4] It's a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power, made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company.[5][6]
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | 1981–present |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | John Browning[lower-alpha 1] Dieudonné Saive[lower-alpha 2] |
Designed | 1973 |
Manufacturer | Rifle Factory Ishapore |
Produced | 1977 - Present |
No. built | 12,000 (2012)[1] 650,000 (2014)[2] |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Caliber | 9 mm |
Action | Short recoil operated |
Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
Muzzle velocity | 396.23 m/s (1,300.0 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 50 m (55 yd) |
Maximum firing range | 100 m |
Feed system | 13-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
References | [3] |
It is the main service pistol of Indian military and police units.
HistoryEdit
In 1971,[7] preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first specimen was manufactured in 1977,[8] while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.[7]
Design featuresEdit
It is a recoil-operated, magazine-fed, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition.[9] The magazine has a 13-round capacity, being based on the original Hi-Power.[9]
It can also be equipped with a suppressor.[9]
UsersEdit
- India - Widely used by lower ranking officers of Indian Armed Forces,[10] Central Armed Police Forces[citation needed] and other Law enforcement agencies as a service weapon.[citation needed]
- West Bengal Police - 500.[11]
- Nepal - 15,000 with Nepalese Army.[12]
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "English Releases".
- ↑ "Resource Library | Small Arms Survey" (PDF).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A". www.rfi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thompson 2020, p. 70.
- ↑ Verma, Bharat (2013). Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4. Lancer Publishers LLC. p. 25. ISBN 9788170621348.
- ↑ Zabecki, David T. (2015-05-01). World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-81249-2.Template:Page number
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Milestones". rfi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "History". rfi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ Sharma, Manimugdha. "All the President's horsemen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta. "Excalibur muscle for Bengal police". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ↑ "Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal" (PDF). Geneva: Small Arms Survey. May 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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BibliographyEdit
- Thompson, Leroy (2020). The Browning High-Power Pistol. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472838094.
External linksEdit
- PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2017)
- 9 mm Pistol at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2021)