IOF .32 Revolver
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- 700 g
- Introduced
- 1996
About
What it is, and why it matters
The IOF .32 Revolver is a .32 S&W Long double-action revolver produced by the Indian Ordnance Factory (Ordnance Factory Board) from 1996, built at the Small Arms Factory in Kanpur. Weighing about 700 g with a six-round cylinder and fixed open sights, its design draws on the earlier British Webley and Enfield No. 2 service revolvers. It is marketed chiefly to licensed Indian civilians and personal-protection buyers as an affordable, domestically produced self-defence sidearm.
Sold through Ordnance Factory outlets to licensed civilians, the IOF .32 became one of India's most accessible domestically made revolvers, and its lightweight Nirbheek spin-off was publicly launched in 2014 as a self-defence pistol marketed to women.
Developed around 1995 and entering production in 1996. The lighter Nirbheek variant, using an aluminium/titanium-alloy construction, was introduced as a compact personal-defence revolver aimed particularly at women. Barrel length and detailed ballistic figures are not consistently published by the manufacturer and are left null.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Ordnance Factory Board
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- India
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 1996
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Overall length
- 178 mm
- Weight, empty
- 700 g
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Double action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 6
- Magazine
- Rotary
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
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.
Six round cylinder
Fixed open sights
Single and double action
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 1,909 pistols | 700 g | 794 g | Lighter than about 60% |
| Overall lengthAmong 1,911 pistols | 178 mm | 196 mm | Shorter than about 70% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 1,962 pistols | 6 | 8 | Holds fewer rounds than about 70% |
Answers
Questions about the IOF .32 Revolver
How much does the IOF .32 Revolver weigh?
The IOF .32 Revolver weighs 700 g (1.54 lb) empty.
What caliber is the IOF .32 Revolver?
The IOF .32 Revolver is chambered in .32 S&W Long.
How many rounds does the IOF .32 Revolver hold?
The IOF .32 Revolver holds 6 rounds, fed from a rotary magazine.
How long is the IOF .32 Revolver?
The IOF .32 Revolver is 178 mm (7.00 in) long overall.
Who makes the IOF .32 Revolver?
The IOF .32 Revolver is made by Ordnance Factory Board (India).
When was the IOF .32 Revolver introduced?
The IOF .32 Revolver was introduced in 1996.
How does the IOF .32 Revolver operate?
The IOF .32 Revolver uses a double action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
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 licensed owners
- 1996
Provenance
Confidence in this record
68%
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.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/iof-32-revolver' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "iof-32-revolver", "name": "IOF .32 Revolver", "manufacturer": { "id": "ofb", "name": "Ordnance Factory Board", "countryCode": "IN", "foundedYear": 1801, "website": "https://ddpdoo.gov.in", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:45", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:45", "version": "d58d313a90113a96514798866a97c2292f5297923579daab68ccc7924f6635b1" }, "category": { "id": "pistol", "name": "Pistol", "description": "Handguns designed to be fired with one or two hands" }, "country_of_origin": "IN", "year_introduced": 1996, "barrel_length_mm": null, "weight_empty_g": 700, "action_type": "double_action_revolver"}