IOF .22 Revolver
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- 64 mm
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 2002
About
What it is, and why it matters
The IOF .22 Revolver is a .22 Long Rifle rimfire revolver produced by the Indian Ordnance Factory (Ordnance Factory Board) from 2002. It has an eight-round cylinder and a trigger offering both single-action and double-action operation. Marketed as an affordable civilian sporting and target-shooting sidearm, it complements the factory's larger .32 S&W Long service-style revolver in the non-prohibited-bore product line available to licensed Indian civilians.
Sold through Indian Ordnance Factory outlets to licensed civilians, the .22 revolver became one of the cheapest legally available handguns in India, prized by first-time owners and target shooters where imported firearms are heavily restricted.
The standard model has a swing-out cylinder and an approximately 2.5-inch (63.5 mm) barrel. A lighter aluminium-alloy variant, the Nidar, uses a shorter 1.5-inch barrel. Weight and overall-length figures are not consistently published by the manufacturer and are left null. Sold domestically to licensed civilian owners as a low-cost plinking and target revolver.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Ordnance Factory Board
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- India
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 2002
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 64 mm
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Double action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 8
- Magazine
- Rotary
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Eight round cylinder
Single and double action
Swing out cylinder
Standing
How it compares
This record has too few measurements to compare with others yet.
Answers
Questions about the IOF .22 Revolver
What caliber is the IOF .22 Revolver?
The IOF .22 Revolver is chambered in .22 Long Rifle.
How many rounds does the IOF .22 Revolver hold?
The IOF .22 Revolver holds 8 rounds, fed from a rotary magazine.
How long is the IOF .22 Revolver?
The IOF .22 Revolver has a 64 mm (2.50 in) barrel.
Who makes the IOF .22 Revolver?
The IOF .22 Revolver is made by Ordnance Factory Board (India).
When was the IOF .22 Revolver introduced?
The IOF .22 Revolver was introduced in 2002.
How does the IOF .22 Revolver operate?
The IOF .22 Revolver uses a double action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
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- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Indian civilian sport and target shooters
- 2002
Provenance
Confidence in this record
70%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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