Pistol Auto 9mm 1A

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Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
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Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin India
Service history
In service1981–present
Used bySee Users
Production history
Designer John Browning [lower-alpha 1]
Dieudonné Saive [lower-alpha 2]
Designed1973
Manufacturer Rifle Factory Ishapore
Produced1977–present
No. built12,000 (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)
Maximum firing range200 m
Feed system13-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 is a licensed copy of the Browning Hi-Power, made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company. [5] [6]

Contents

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, hammer-fired,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

Notes

  1. Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.
  2. Being one of the designers of the original Browning Hi-Power, which the 1A pistol is based on.

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