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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[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 as a copy of the Browning Hi-Power.[3][4] These were made using tooling acquired from John Inglis and Company.[5][6]

History

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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

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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

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• India:
  • Indian Armed Forces[13]
  • Law enforcement in India[14]
•   Nepal: Nepalese Army with 15,000 pistols[15]

Notes

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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

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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. ^ a b "PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A". www.rfi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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[page needed]
11. ^ "Multiplying the Sources" (PDF). www.smallarmssurvey.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011.
12. ^ a b "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.

Bibliography

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• Thompson, Leroy (2020). The Browning High-Power Pistol. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472838094.

External links

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• PISTOL AUTO 9 mm 1A at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2017)
• 9 mm Pistol at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2021)

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