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 [a]
Dieudonné Saive [b]
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)
Effective firing range50 m (55 yd)
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]

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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

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 fitted in 13-round magazines [12] .

The Pistol Auto 9mm 1A can also be equipped with a suppressor. [12]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "English Releases". Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Resource Library | Small Arms Survey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. 1 2 "PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A". www.rfi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. 1 2 Thompson (2020), p. 70.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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. 1 2 "Milestones". rfi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "History". rfi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN   978-0-7106-2869-5.
  11. ↑ "Multiplying the Sources" (PDF). www.smallarmssurvey.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Expression of interest: 9mm pistol" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29.
  13. ↑ Sharma, Manimugdha. "All the President's horsemen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  14. ↑ Gupta, Jayanta. "Excalibur muscle for Bengal police". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  15. ↑ "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.

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