POF Eye
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 2008
About
What it is, and why it matters
The POF Eye is a special-purpose around-corner weapon system developed by Pakistan Ordnance Factories under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Ayaz Khan, first publicly unveiled at IDEAS 2008 in Karachi. Conceptually similar to the Israeli CornerShot, it uses a hinged, rotating mount (up to 75 degrees of articulation) carrying a high-resolution camera, infrared sight, laser designator, and colour LCD monitor that lets the operator aim and fire from full cover. Unlike its all-metal Israeli counterpart, the POF Eye is designed as a modular system that can carry a standard 9mm semi-automatic pistol, a sub-machine gun, or a 40mm grenade launcher. It is intended for SWAT, hostage-rescue, and counter-terrorism teams operating in dense urban or built-up environments.
Unveiled at IDEAS 2008 to a press scrum more accustomed to tanks and missiles, the POF Eye is one of the few indigenous Pakistani small-arms designs to be marketed internationally - the Malaysian Army chief was photographed handling it during a 2015 demonstration. Its core promise is brutally simple: shoot what you can see on screen, and never expose yourself to what is shooting back.
The POF Eye is a host platform rather than a discrete firearm: the listed caliber and capacity reflect the most common 9mm pistol configuration. The mount itself contributes additional weight and length but POF has not published detailed system-level dimensions. Camera optics are rated for ~20 m on infrared and ~400 m of video transmission range.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Pakistan Ordnance Factories
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- Pakistan
- Status
- In service
- Produced
- 2008
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Short recoil
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 15
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Slide
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Finish
- Phosphate
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 360 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 481 J
- Effective range
- 50 m
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.
- Around corner firing
Rotating camera head- Color lcd monitor
Laser sight- Infrared camera
- Video transmission
Modular weapon mount
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine capacityAmong 571 9x19mm Parabellum pistols | 15 | 15 | Near the median |
Answers
Questions about the POF Eye
What caliber is the POF Eye?
The POF Eye is chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum.
How many rounds does the POF Eye hold?
The POF Eye holds 15 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
Who makes the POF Eye?
The POF Eye is made by Pakistan Ordnance Factories (Pakistan). It was designed by Dr. Muhammad Ayaz Khan.
When was the POF Eye introduced?
The POF Eye was introduced in 2008.
How does the POF Eye operate?
The POF Eye uses a short recoil 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
- Pakistani Security Forces
- 2014
- Pakistan Army Special Service Group
- Pakistan
Provenance
Confidence in this record
55%
Stockists
Where to buy
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Ask an assistant about it
The same record, reached the way a person asks for it rather than the way a program does.
Ask GunSpec
Works with
Point an MCP client at GunSpec and it answers from the catalogue rather than from memory. A free key covers the read tools.
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/pof-eye' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "pof-eye", "name": "POF Eye", "manufacturer": { "id": "pakistan-ordnance-factories", "name": "Pakistan Ordnance Factories", "countryCode": "PK", "foundedYear": 1951, "website": "https://pof.gov.pk", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-04-05 22:24:37", "updatedAt": "2026-04-05 22:24:37", "version": "8f0b49c36dfe78bfe36766018c3db21f1e35c55cbdadb38a0cac59e79ee4fd81" }, "category": { "id": "pistol", "name": "Pistol", "description": "Handguns designed to be fired with one or two hands" }, "country_of_origin": "PK", "year_introduced": 2008, "barrel_length_mm": null, "weight_empty_g": null, "action_type": "short_recoil"}