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	\| unit_cost = 35,000 rupees ($513/£357)<ref name ="BBC">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35504566\|title=Nidar: India launches 'lightest gun' weighing 250g\|work=BBC News\|accessdate=16 February ~~2016~~}}</ref>		\| unit_cost = 35,000 rupees ($513/£357)<ref name ="BBC">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35504566\|title=Nidar: India launches 'lightest gun' weighing 250g\|work=BBC News\|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
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	\| velocity = {{convert\|123\|m/s\|ft/s}}		\| velocity = {{convert\|123\|m/s\|ft/s}}
	\| range = {{convert\|7\|m\|yd}}<ref name = "Times of India 1">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Countrys-first-lightest-revolver-Nidar-to-be-launched-tomorrow/articleshow/50805519.cms\|title=Country’s first lightest revolver ‘Nidar’ to be launched tomorrow\|work=The Times of India\|accessdate=16 February ~~2016~~}}</ref>		\| range = {{convert\|7\|m\|yd}}<ref name = "Times of India 1">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Countrys-first-lightest-revolver-Nidar-to-be-launched-tomorrow/articleshow/50805519.cms\|title=Country’s first lightest revolver ‘Nidar’ to be launched tomorrow\|work=The Times of India\|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
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	The revolver's name means "fearless" in [[Hindi]]. Like the earlier [[Nirbheek\|Nirbheek revolver]], it was named for the victim of the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]], whom the Indian press nicknamed "Nirbhaya".<ref name="BBC"/>		The revolver's name means "fearless" in [[Hindi]]. Like the earlier [[Nirbheek\|Nirbheek revolver]], it was named for the victim of the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]], whom the Indian press nicknamed "Nirbhaya".<ref name="BBC"/>

	The revolver received 100 orders on the first day after its launch in 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Heavy-start-for-Indias-lightest-gun-100-place-order-for-Nidar/articleshow/50825812.cms\|title=Heavy start for India's lightest gun, 100 place order for 'Nidar'\|work=The Times of India\|accessdate=16 February ~~2016~~}}</ref> The manufacturer stated that they expected to sell 10,000 revolvers.<ref name="BBC"/>		The revolver received 100 orders on the first day after its launch in 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Heavy-start-for-Indias-lightest-gun-100-place-order-for-Nidar/articleshow/50825812.cms\|title=Heavy start for India's lightest gun, 100 place order for 'Nidar'\|work=The Times of India\|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> The manufacturer stated that they expected to sell 10,000 revolvers.<ref name="BBC"/>

	==Design ~~and features~~==		==Design==
	The Nidar revolver is chambered for the [[.22 Long Rifle]] cartridge. It is made with an [[aluminium]] alloy to reduce the weight of the revolver.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/02/12/gun-maker-releases-lightest-self-defense-revolver-on-the-market/\|title=Gun Maker Releases Lightest Self Defense Revolver on the Market\|work=outdoorhub.com\|accessdate=16 February ~~2016~~}}</ref>		The Nidar revolver is chambered for the [[.22 Long Rifle]] cartridge. It is made with an [[aluminium]] alloy to reduce the weight of the revolver.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/02/12/gun-maker-releases-lightest-self-defense-revolver-on-the-market/\|title=Gun Maker Releases Lightest Self Defense Revolver on the Market\|work=outdoorhub.com\|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> According to a Rifle Factory Ishapore representative, the alloy is known as "DTD1524".<ref>https://www.securitytoday.in/indian-news/indias-lightest-cheapest-revolver-at-rs-35000/</ref> It has a weight of 250 grams.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/nidar-india-lightest-gun-ever-rifle-factory-ishapore-nirbheek-308568-2016-02-13</ref>

			It has a capacity of 8 rounds.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/lightest-and-cheapest-revolver-for-office-goers-at-a-price-of-just-rs-35000_1851438.html</ref>

	The revolver has a conventional [[Traditional double-action\|double- or single-action]] trigger.		The revolver has a conventional [[Traditional double-action\|double- or single-action]] trigger.
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| origin = India
| type = [[Revolver]]

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The '''Ordnance Factories Board Nidar''' is a lightweight revolver manufactured by the [[Ordnance Factories Board]] of India. It is intended for [[concealed carry]].

==History==
The revolver's name means "fearless" in [[Hindi]]. Like the earlier [[Nirbheek|Nirbheek revolver]], it was named for the victim of the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]], whom the Indian press nicknamed "Nirbhaya".<ref name="BBC"/>

The revolver received 100 orders on the first day after its launch in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Heavy-start-for-Indias-lightest-gun-100-place-order-for-Nidar/articleshow/50825812.cms|title=Heavy start for India's lightest gun, 100 place order for 'Nidar'|work=The Times of India|accessdate=16 February 2016}}</ref> The manufacturer stated that they expected to sell 10,000 revolvers.<ref name="BBC"/>

==Design and features==
The Nidar revolver is chambered for the [[.22 Long Rifle]] cartridge. It is made with an [[aluminium]] alloy to reduce the weight of the revolver.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/02/12/gun-maker-releases-lightest-self-defense-revolver-on-the-market/|title=Gun Maker Releases Lightest Self Defense Revolver on the Market|work=outdoorhub.com|accessdate=16 February 2016}}</ref>

The revolver has a conventional [[Traditional double-action|double- or single-action]] trigger.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004172201/http://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/RFI/22-revolver-nidar-1 |date=October 4, 2021|title=.22 Revolver (NIDAR)}}

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