Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | |
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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 [a] Dieudonné Saive [b] |
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. [3] [4]
In 1971, [5] preliminary works was established to make Pistol Auto 9mm 1A.
The first specimen was manufactured in 1977, [6] while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981. [5]
The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A is a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power, made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company. [7] [8] [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 fitted in 13-round magazines [12] .
The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A can also be equipped with a suppressor. [12]