IOF ASHANI .32 pistol

badshah0522 · Post by **badshah0522** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:59 am

Recently my brother sold this IOf pistol , The barrell lock Wooden grip etc everything is orignal ,factory fitted,no modifications,The best feature of this pistol was its serial number 000043,we came to know that in starting IOF imported around 150 pcs later they started manufacturing in India.We comapred it with the latest model and found huge differences ,barrell is made of steel,slides ,frame is very comapct ,entire pistol weight less then the new ones.I never saw the second pistol of this kind,,

penpusher · Post by **penpusher** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:12 pm

Badshah,

Since no one else in the world makes this pistol, from where did it originate?

Post by **eljefe** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:21 pm

Thanks Badshah for the pics-very good checkering, surprised its on an IFB product
penpusher, its time to start a discussion on the origins of the ashani...your statement was a revelation for me.

penpusher · Post by **penpusher** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:51 pm

badshah0522 · Post by **badshah0522** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:32 am

penpusher as per dealers opinion they said it was made by FN as they consider it a copy of Browning.But i m not sure about it,,not compleatly Imported but may be assembled here.

art_collector · Post by **art_collector** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:09 am

Yaa surely it looks like a FN Browning. Take a look at the enclosed pictues of a FN Browning pistol and they do have a lot of similarities.

Post by **cottage cheese** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:10 pm

badshah0522";p="43838 wrote:penpusher as per dealers opinion they said it was made by FN as they consider it a copy of Browning.But i m not sure about it,,not compleatly Imported but may be assembled here.

Hi Badshah...

the Ashani is actually a poorly executed combination of the FN Browning M1910 and the Colt's M1903 Pocket Hammerless. The FN influence is seen primarily in the fore end of the slide while the rest of the gun is a shameless piracy of the 1903.

The notice that the portion of the frame ahead of the trigger-guard is steep - quite unlike that of the FN. This abrupt slope is because they deleted the under-barrel recoil spring of the 1903 and instead adopted the 'barrel wrap around' FN design. This resulted in a very ugly configuration.

Notice the FN1910/22 has a shallower frame section above the trigger guard axis...for obvious reasons.

Regards,
cc

hock ann · Post by **hock ann** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:48 pm

Any one seen a "DWM" pocket pistol made in Germany introduced-in 1920 & discontinued in 1931 the design/looks resembles IOF baby "ASHANI" & the Browning FN Model 1910.
HK,

Post by **cottage cheese** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:04 pm

Hi hock ann,

perhaps you mean variants of the Erfurt Pistol 7.65 mm 'Ortgies'?

The third one from the top?

http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/arms/pistols/armsap.htm

Seems to be just a superficial resemblance to the Ashani. It's more akin to the FN1910

regards,
cc

goldstake · Post by **goldstake** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:59 pm

Dear penpusher,

Hi! I'm interested in buying the new improved IOF Ashani .32 Pistol. Just wanted to know whether u have seen and tested the new improved version as claimed by IOF. In case u have, I'd like to know the feedback.

penpusher";p="19444 wrote:Update on the IOF pistol:-

PIB Press release Mar 15,2007

Lok Sabha

The production details of permissible / non - prohibited bore weapons so far in the current year, produced by Ordnance Factories for civilian use, are as under:-

Weapon Produced so far

.32 Revolver 17679

.32 Pistol 4235

.22 Revolver 580

Technical improvement of product is a continuous process. In current year i.e. 2006-07, firing mechanism of .32" Revolver was improved to further reduce probability of misfire and work is going on for reducing efforts for trigger pull, which is likely to be implemented in 2007-08. Similarly, issue of self unlocking was resolved in 2006-07 by certain design changes in firing mechanism of .32" pistol. Trials are being carried out at present to give coloured Teflon coating to pistol body, for improved surface protection and better appearance, which is expected to be implemented in 2007-08.

As the Ordnance Factories are basically producing arms and ammunition for Defence Forces, priority is accorded for production of Defence items. Depending upon the workload of Defence Forces, the production and issue of Revolvers/Pistols to the civilian license holders, takes one to four months time.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri Ashok Argal in Lok Sabha today

penpusher

Lahkar · Post by **Lahkar** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:05 pm

new improved IOF Ashani .32 Pistol..... The price has improved... rest all the same

msandhu · Post by **msandhu** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:03 am

Didn't know Ashani had any improvements at all ??
Cheers
MSandhu

Post by **dev** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:10 pm

Yes it does the new one goes bang

at the right time.

Does it have sights?

Dev

Lahkar · Post by **Lahkar** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:41 am

if ur for ASHANI U MUST visit
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=22.6325498&lo ... =0&m=a&v=2

penpusher · Post by **penpusher** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:01 am

Haven't seen any one of these "improved" pistols so far.

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