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	\| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]		\| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
	\| origin = [[India]]		\| origin = [[India]]
	~~<!-- Type selection -->~~\| is_ranged = yes		\| is_ranged = yes
	~~<!-- Production history -->~~\| designer = [[John Browning]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}<br />[[Dieudonné Saive]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}		\| designer = [[John Browning]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}<br />[[Dieudonné Saive]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}
	\| design_date = 1973		\| design_date = 1973
	\| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]		\| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]
	\| unit_cost =		\| unit_cost =
	\| production_date = ~~1977 - Present~~		\| production_date = 1977–present
	\| number = 12,000 (2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=84268\|title = English Releases}}</ref><br />650,000 (2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf\|title=Resource Library \| Small Arms Survey}}</ref>		\| number = 12,000 (2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=84268\|title=English Releases\|access-date=2020-02-24\|archive-date=2020-02-24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224035216/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx%3Frelid%3D84268\|url-status=live}}</ref><br />650,000 (2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf\|title=Resource Library \| Small Arms Survey\|access-date=2020-02-24\|archive-date=2020-02-15\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215064522/http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| variants = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->		\| variants = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
	\| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]		\| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
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	\| action = [[Recoil operation\|Short recoil operated]]		\| action = [[Recoil operation\|Short recoil operated]]
	\| rate = Semi-automatic		\| rate = Semi-automatic
	\| velocity = {{cvt\|396~~.23~~\|m/s\|ft/s}}		\| velocity = {{cvt\|396\|m/s\|ft/s\|sigfig=2}}
	\| range = {{cvt\|50\|m\|yd}}		\| range = {{cvt\|50\|m\|yd}}
	\| max_range = ~~100~~ m		\| max_range = 200 m
	\| feed = 13-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)\|magazine]]		\| feed = 13-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)\|magazine]]
	\| sights = [[Iron sights]]		\| sights = [[Iron sights]]
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	The '''Pistol Auto 9mm 1A''',{{~~sfn~~\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} also known as '''IOF 9mm pistol''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] manufactured by [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]].<ref name="PA1A">{{cite web \|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|website=www.rfi.gov.in \|access-date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022118/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|archive-date=2013-12-19 \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{~~sfn~~\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} ~~It's a licensed copy of the [[Browning Hi-Power]],~~ made using tooling acquired from [[John Inglis and Company]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Verma \|first1=Bharat \|title=Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4 \|date=2013 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC \|isbn=9788170621348 \|pages=25 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Zabecki\|first=David T.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6_lCAAAQBAJ&dq=Which+countries+use+the+Pistol+Auto+9mm+1A&pg=PA1009\|title=World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia\|date=2015-05-01\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-81249-2\|language=en}}{{page ~~number~~\|date=April 2022}}</ref>		The '''Pistol Auto 9mm 1A''',{{sfnp\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} also known as '''IOF 9mm pistol''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] manufactured by [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]] as a copy of the [[Browning Hi-Power]].<ref name="PA1A">{{cite web \|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|website=www.rfi.gov.in \|access-date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022118/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|archive-date=2013-12-19 \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfnp\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} These were made using tooling acquired from [[John Inglis and Company]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Verma \|first1=Bharat \|title=Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4 \|date=2013 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC \|isbn=9788170621348 \|pages=25 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 \|language=en \|access-date=2020-12-16 \|archive-date=2022-09-04 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165159/https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Zabecki\|first=David T.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6_lCAAAQBAJ&dq=Which+countries+use+the+Pistol+Auto+9mm+1A&pg=PA1009\|title=World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia\|date=2015-05-01\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-81249-2\|language=en\|access-date=2022-03-11\|archive-date=2023-04-22\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422201336/https://books.google.com/books?id=V6_lCAAAQBAJ&dq=Which+countries+use+the+Pistol+Auto+9mm+1A&pg=PA1009\|url-status=live}}{{page needed\|date=April 2022}}</ref>

	~~It is the main [[service pistol]] of Indian military and police units.~~

	== History ==		== History ==
	In 1971,<ref name="rfi">{{cite web \|title=Milestones \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|work=rfi.gov.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021305/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first ~~specimen~~ was manufactured in 1977,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History \|url=http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|work=rfi.nic.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607021315/http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|archive-date=7 June 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.<ref name="rfi" />		In 1971,<ref name="rfi">{{cite web \|title=Milestones \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|work=rfi.gov.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021305/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first 1A was manufactured in 1977,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History \|url=http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|work=rfi.nic.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607021315/http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|archive-date=7 June 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.<ref name="rfi" />

	== Design ~~features~~ ==		== Design ==
	It is a [[recoil-operated]], magazine-fed, [[Self-loading pistol\|self-loading]], [[semi-automatic pistol]] that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition.<ref name="EOI">http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf ~~{{Bare URL PDF~~\|date=~~March 2022~~}}</ref~~> The magazine has a 13-round capacity, being based on the original Hi-Power.<ref name="EOI"/~~>		The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A has the same design as the [[Browning Hi-Power]].<ref name="valpolini2009">{{cite web \|author=Valpolini, Paolo \|date=June 2009 \|title=There are Two Types of Men in this World... \|url=http://www.armadainternational.com/09-6/article-full_09_6_Combat_Pistols.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041809/http://armadainternational.com/09-6/article-full_09_6_combat_pistols.pdf \|archive-date=March 13, 2016 \|access-date=2010-02-13 \|publisher=Armada International (Online)}}</ref><ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN\|978-0-7106-2869-5}}{{page number needed\|date=January 2026}}</ref><ref name="smallarms2007">{{cite web \|title=Multiplying the Sources \|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2007/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2007-Chapter-01-O-EN.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614100530/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2007/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2007-Chapter-01-O-EN.pdf \|archive-date=June 14, 2011 \|website=www.smallarmssurvey.org}}</ref> Like the original Hi-Power, the Pistol Auto 9mm 1A is a [[recoil-operated]], magazine-fed, [[Self-loading pistol\|self-loading]], hammer-fired, [[semi-automatic pistol]] that uses [[9×19mm Parabellum]] ammunition used from 13-round magazines.<ref name="EOI">{{Cite web \| url=http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf \| title=Expression of interest: 9mm pistol \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029090826/http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf \| archive-date=2019-10-29 }}</ref>

	It can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI"/>		The pistol can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI" />

	== Users ==		== Users ==
	* {{flag\|India}} ~~- Widely used by lower ranking officers of~~ [[Indian Armed Forces]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Manimugdha \|title=All the President's horsemen \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021002057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|archive-date=2018-10-21 \|url-status=live }}</ref> ~~[[Central Armed Police Forces]]{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}} and other~~ [[Law enforcement in India~~\|Law enforcement agencies~~]] ~~as a service weapon.{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}}~~		<!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->
	**[[West Bengal Police]] - 500.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=Excalibur muscle for Bengal police \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|archive-date=2017-12-22 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* {{flag\|Nepal}} ~~- 15,000 with~~ [[Nepalese Army]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->\|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf\|location=Geneva\|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]\|pages=5\|date=May 2013\|access-date=21 September 2016 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf \|archive-date=8 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* {{flag\|India}}:
			** [[Indian Armed Forces]]<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Manimugdha \|title=All the President's horsemen \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021002057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|archive-date=2018-10-21 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
			** [[Law enforcement in India]]<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=Excalibur muscle for Bengal police \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|archive-date=2017-12-22 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			* {{flag\|Nepal}}: [[Nepalese Army]] with 15,000 pistols<ref>{{cite web\|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->\|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf\|location=Geneva\|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]\|pages=5\|date=May 2013\|access-date=21 September 2016 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf \|archive-date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128050253/http://www.ofb.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/7.htm \|date=November 28, 2017\|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A}}		* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128050253/http://www.ofb.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/7.htm \|date=November 28, 2017\|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A}}
	* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004172400/http://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/RFI/pistol-auto-9mm-1a1 \|date=October 4, 2021\|title=9 mm Pistol}}		* {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004172400/http://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/RFI/pistol-auto-9mm-1a1 \|date=October 4, 2021\|title=9 mm Pistol}}

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	\| image = File:Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A - Kolkata 2012-01-23 8779.JPG		\| image = File:Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A - Kolkata 2012-01-23 8779.JPG
	\| image_size = 300		\| image_size = 300
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A		\| caption = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
	\| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]		\| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
	\| origin = [[India]]		\| origin = [[India]]
	<!-- Type selection -->		<!-- Type selection -->\| is_ranged = yes
	\| is_ranged = yes		<!-- Production history -->\| designer = [[John Browning]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}<br />[[Dieudonné Saive]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}
	<!-- Production history -->
	\| designer = [[John Browning]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}<br />[[Dieudonné Saive]]{{efn\|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}
	\| design_date = 1973		\| design_date = 1973
	\| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]		\| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]
	\| unit_cost =		\| unit_cost =
	\| production_date = 1977 - Present		\| production_date = 1977 - Present
	\| number = 12,000 (2012)<ref>https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=84268</ref><br>650,000 (2014)<ref>http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf</ref>		\| number = 12,000 (2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=84268\|title = English Releases}}</ref><br />650,000 (2014)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf\|title=Resource Library \| Small Arms Survey}}</ref>
	\| variants =		\| variants = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
	<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
	\| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]		\| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
	\| cartridge_weight =		\| cartridge_weight =
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	\| velocity = {{cvt\|396.23\|m/s\|ft/s}}		\| velocity = {{cvt\|396.23\|m/s\|ft/s}}
	\| range = {{cvt\|50\|m\|yd}}		\| range = {{cvt\|50\|m\|yd}}
	\| max_range =		\| max_range = 100 m
	\| feed = 13-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)\|magazine]]		\| feed = 13-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)\|magazine]]
	\| sights = [[Iron sights]]		\| sights = [[Iron sights]]
	<!-- Service history -->		<!-- Service history -->\| service = 1981–present
	\| service = 1981–present		\| used_by = See ''[[#Users\|Users]]''
	\| used_by = See ''[[~~Pistol Auto 9mm 1A~~#Users\|Users]]''		\| wars = <!-- For all -->
	\| wars =
	<!-- For all -->
	\| ref = <ref name="PA1A"/>		\| ref = <ref name="PA1A"/>
	}}		}}

	The '''Pistol Auto 9mm 1A'''{{sfn\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} also known as '''IOF 9mm pistol''' is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] manufactured by [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]].<ref name="PA1A">{{cite web \|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|website=www.rfi.gov.in \|access-date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022118/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|archive-date=2013-12-19 \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} It's a licensed copy of the [[Browning Hi-Power]], made using tooling acquired from [[John Inglis and Company]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Verma \|first1=Bharat \|title=Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4 \|date=2013 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC \|isbn=9788170621348 \|pages=25 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 \|language=en}}</ref> It is the main [[service pistol]] of Indian military and police units.		The '''Pistol Auto 9mm 1A''',{{sfn\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} also known as '''IOF 9mm pistol''', is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] manufactured by [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]].<ref name="PA1A">{{cite web \|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|website=www.rfi.gov.in \|access-date=2013-10-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022118/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm \|archive-date=2013-12-19 \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn\|Thompson\|2020\|p=70}} It's a licensed copy of the [[Browning Hi-Power]], made using tooling acquired from [[John Inglis and Company]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Verma \|first1=Bharat \|title=Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4 \|date=2013 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC \|isbn=9788170621348 \|pages=25 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Zabecki\|first=David T.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6_lCAAAQBAJ&dq=Which+countries+use+the+Pistol+Auto+9mm+1A&pg=PA1009\|title=World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia\|date=2015-05-01\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-81249-2\|language=en}}{{page number\|date=April 2022}}</ref>

			It is the main [[service pistol]] of Indian military and police units.

	== History ==		== History ==
	In 1971,<ref name="rfi">{{cite web \|title=Milestones \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|work=rfi.gov.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021305/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first specimen was manufactured in 1977,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History \|url=http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|work=rfi.nic.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607021315/http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|archive-date=7 June 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.<ref name="rfi" />		In 1971,<ref name="rfi">{{cite web \|title=Milestones \|url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|work=rfi.gov.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021305/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first specimen was manufactured in 1977,<ref>{{cite web \|title=History \|url=http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|work=rfi.nic.in \|access-date=19 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607021315/http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm \|archive-date=7 June 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.<ref name="rfi" />

	== Design features ==		== Design features ==
	It is a [[recoil-operated]], magazine-fed, [[Self-loading pistol\|self-loading]], [[semi-automatic pistol]] that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition.<ref name="EOI">http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf</ref> The magazine has a 13-round capacity, being based on the original Hi-Power.<ref name="EOI"/>		It is a [[recoil-operated]], magazine-fed, [[Self-loading pistol\|self-loading]], [[semi-automatic pistol]] that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition.<ref name="EOI">http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref> The magazine has a 13-round capacity, being based on the original Hi-Power.<ref name="EOI"/>

	It can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI"/>		It can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI"/>

	== Users ==		== Users ==
	* {{flag\|India}} - Widely used by lower ranking officers of [[Indian Armed Forces]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Manimugdha \|title=All the President's horsemen \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021002057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|archive-date=2018-10-21 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Central Armed Police Forces]]{{citation needed\|date=September ~~2019~~}} and other [[Law enforcement in India\|Law enforcement agencies]] as a service weapon.{{citation needed\|date=September ~~2019~~}}		* {{flag\|India}} - Widely used by lower ranking officers of [[Indian Armed Forces]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sharma \|first1=Manimugdha \|title=All the President's horsemen \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021002057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms \|archive-date=2018-10-21 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Central Armed Police Forces]]{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}} and other [[Law enforcement in India\|Law enforcement agencies]] as a service weapon.{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}}
	**[[West Bengal Police]] - 500.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=Excalibur muscle for Bengal police \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|archive-date=2017-12-22 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		**[[West Bengal Police]] - 500.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Jayanta \|title=Excalibur muscle for Bengal police \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|work=The Times of India \|language=en \|access-date=2019-05-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms \|archive-date=2017-12-22 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* {{flag\|Nepal}} - 15,000 with [[Nepalese Army]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->\|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf\|location=Geneva\|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]\|pages=5\|date=May 2013\|access-date=21 September 2016 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf \|archive-date=8 July ~~2014~~}}</ref>		* {{flag\|Nepal}} - 15,000 with [[Nepalese Army]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal\|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->\|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf\|location=Geneva\|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]\|pages=5\|date=May 2013\|access-date=21 September 2016 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf \|archive-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
| image = File:Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A - Kolkata 2012-01-23 8779.JPG
| image_size = 300
| alt =
| caption = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]]
| origin = [[India]]

| is_ranged = yes

| designer = [[John Browning]]{{efn|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}<br />[[Dieudonné Saive]]{{efn|Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.}}
| design_date = 1973
| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]
| unit_cost =
| production_date = 1977 - Present
| number = 12,000 (2012)<ref>https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=84268</ref><br>650,000 (2014)<ref>http://www.india-ava.org/fileadmin/docs/pubs/IAVA-IB4-small-arms-of-indian-state.pdf</ref>
| variants =

| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
| cartridge_weight =
| caliber = [[9 mm caliber|9 mm]]
| barrels =
| action = [[Recoil operation|Short recoil operated]]
| rate = Semi-automatic
| velocity = {{cvt|396.23|m/s|ft/s}}
| range = {{cvt|50|m|yd}}
| max_range =
| feed = 13-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]
| sights = [[Iron sights]]

| service = 1981–present
| used_by = See ''[[Pistol Auto 9mm 1A#Users|Users]]''
| wars =

| ref = <ref name="PA1A"/>
}}

The '''Pistol Auto 9mm 1A'''{{sfn|Thompson|2020|p=70}} also known as '''IOF 9mm pistol''' is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] manufactured by [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]].<ref name="PA1A">{{cite web |title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A |url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm |website=www.rfi.gov.in |access-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022118/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Pistol_9mm.htm |archive-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Thompson|2020|p=70}} It's a licensed copy of the [[Browning Hi-Power]], made using tooling acquired from [[John Inglis and Company]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Verma |first1=Bharat |title=Indian Defence Review Oct-Dec Vol. 28.4 |date=2013 |publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC |isbn=9788170621348 |pages=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kX8RAgAAQBAJ&q=PISTOL+AUTO+9+mm+1A+inglis&pg=PA25 |language=en}}</ref> It is the main [[service pistol]] of Indian military and police units.

== History ==
In 1971,<ref name="rfi">{{cite web |title=Milestones |url=http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html |work=rfi.gov.in |access-date=19 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021305/http://www.rfi.gov.in/Milestones.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first specimen was manufactured in 1977,<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm |work=rfi.nic.in |access-date=19 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607021315/http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.<ref name="rfi" />

== Design features ==
It is a [[recoil-operated]], magazine-fed, [[Self-loading pistol|self-loading]], [[semi-automatic pistol]] that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition.<ref name="EOI">http://rfi.nic.in/doc/EOI_9mm_PISTOL_06-04-2017.pdf</ref> The magazine has a 13-round capacity, being based on the original Hi-Power.<ref name="EOI"/>

It can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI"/>

== Users ==
* {{flag|India}} - Widely used by lower ranking officers of [[Indian Armed Forces]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Manimugdha |title=All the President's horsemen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=2019-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021002057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/All-the-Presidents-horsemen/articleshow/20720841.cms |archive-date=2018-10-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Central Armed Police Forces]]{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} and other [[Law enforcement in India|Law enforcement agencies]] as a service weapon.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
**[[West Bengal Police]] - 500.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Jayanta |title=Excalibur muscle for Bengal police |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=2019-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Excalibur-muscle-for-Bengal-police/articleshow/53565435.cms |archive-date=2017-12-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flag|Nepal}} - 15,000 with [[Nepalese Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal|author=|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf|location=Geneva|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|pages=5|date=May 2013|access-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708052928/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/G-Issue-briefs/NAVA-IB2-Legacies-of-War.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Leroy |date= 2020 |title= The Browning High-Power Pistol |location=Oxford |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1472838094 }}

==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128050253/http://www.ofb.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/7.htm |date=November 28, 2017|title=PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004172400/http://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/RFI/pistol-auto-9mm-1a1 |date=October 4, 2021|title=9 mm Pistol}}

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