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| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | | type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | ||
| origin = [[India]] | | 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 | | design_date = 1973 | ||
| manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]] | | manufacturer = [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]] | ||
| unit_cost = | | unit_cost = | ||
| production_date = | | 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 | | velocity = {{cvt|396|m/s|ft/s|sigfig=2}} | ||
| range = {{cvt|50|m|yd}} | | range = {{cvt|50|m|yd}} | ||
| max_range = | | 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''',{{ | 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> | ||
== 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 | 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 | == Design == | ||
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> | |||
The pistol can also be equipped with a suppressor.<ref name="EOI" /> | |||
== Users == | == Users == | ||
* {{flag|India}} | <!--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.--> | ||
* {{flag|Nepal}} | * {{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}} | ||
{{commons category|Pistol Auto 9mm 1A}} | |||
{{Ordnance Factories Board}} | {{Ordnance Factories Board}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Semi-automatic pistols of India]] | ||
[[Category:9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols|India]] | [[Category:9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols|India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:17, 15 January 2026
| Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | |
|---|---|
 Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | |
| 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 m/s (1,300 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 200 m |
| Feed system | 13-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |
| References | [3] |
The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A,[4] also known as IOF 9mm pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Rifle Factory Ishapore as a copy of the Browning Hi-Power.[3][4] These were made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company.[5][6]
History[edit | edit source]
In 1971,[7] preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A. The first 1A was manufactured in 1977,[8] while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981.[7]
Design[edit | edit source]
The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A has the same design as the Browning Hi-Power.[9][10][11] Like the original Hi-Power, the Pistol Auto 9mm 1A is a recoil-operated, magazine-fed, self-loading, hammer-fired, semi-automatic pistol that uses 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition used from 13-round magazines.[12]
The pistol can also be equipped with a suppressor.[12]
Users[edit | edit source]
India:
Nepal: Nepalese Army with 15,000 pistols[15]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "English Releases". Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ↑ "Resource Library | Small Arms Survey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ↑ Zabecki, David T. (2015-05-01). World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-81249-2. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2022-03-11.[page needed]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Valpolini, Paolo (June 2009). "There are Two Types of Men in this World..." (PDF). Armada International (Online). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2016. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5Template:Page number needed
- ↑ "Multiplying the Sources" (PDF). www.smallarmssurvey.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Expression of interest: 9mm pistol" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29.
- ↑ 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 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Thompson, Leroy (2020). The Browning High-Power Pistol. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472838094.
External links[edit | edit source]
- PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2017)
- 9 mm Pistol at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2021)