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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 | ||
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| caption = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | | caption = Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | ||
| type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | | type = [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | ||
| origin = [[India]] | | origin = [[India]] | ||
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| 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.}} | ||
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| 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 --> | ||
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| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]] | | cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]] | ||
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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 ''[[ | | wars = <!-- For all --> | ||
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| ref = <ref name="PA1A"/> | | ref = <ref name="PA1A"/> | ||
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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> 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 | * {{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 | * {{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== | ||
Revision as of 22:04, 3 July 2022
| 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 | 396.23 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] |
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]
It is the main service pistol of Indian military and police units.
History
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 features
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]
Users
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]
Notes
References
- ↑ "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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Bibliography
- Thompson, Leroy (2020). The Browning High-Power Pistol. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472838094.
External links
- PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2017)
- 9 mm Pistol at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2021)