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Army officer develops first indigenous 9 mm 'Machine Pistol'

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Gitanjali Mangal
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Army officer develops first indigenous 9 mm 'Machine Pistol'
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Nagpur-based Indian Army officer Lt Col Prasad Bansod has developed the country's first indigenous 9 mm 'Machine Pistol'.
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Also Read | All 3 members of poll panel for SC bar association’s election resign publive-image Working with the Infantry School, Mhow (Madhya Pradesh), Bansod, 39, developed the pistol in a record four months with assistance from ARDE, Pune. Named 'ASMI'—symbolizing pride and self-respect—the machine pistol's empty weight is less than 2 kgs, and it costs less than Rs 50,000. Unlike the conventional pistols which can fire only one round at a time, 'ASMI' can also fire in a machine-mode its entire load of 33 rounds in one shot, almost like a mini-machine gun, explained the official. Meet ASMI, Army's new 33-round light-weight machine pistol Sporting an upper receiver made from aircraft-grade aluminum and lower receiver of carbon fibre, the pistol has been manufactured through 3D printing process including trigger components made by 3D metal printing. The barrel is 8 inches long with 33 rounds of high-capacity magazine and the weapon fires the in-service 9 mm ammunition. publive-imageAn official said, "The weapon has a huge potential in the armed forces as a personal weapon for commanders, tank and aircraft crew, radio-radar operators, other categories of security workers, besides VVIP protection and policing duties and in the civilian domain," Officials are optimistic that Bansod's 'ASMI' is likely to find huge employability within the central and state police organizations, besides a huge export potential as the production cost would be well under Rs 50,000 per weapon. -PTC News-
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