Small Arms are being manufactured
in the following Ordnance Factories under Ordnance Factory Board.
(i)
Rifle Factory, Ishapore (RFI) - 5.56mm INSAS Rifle, 9mm Pistol Auto and
Sporting weapons like .315' Sporting Rifle, .22' Sporting Rifle & .22'
Revolver etc.
(ii)
Small Arms Factory, Kanpur
(SAF) - 5.56mm INSAS Rifle, 5.56mm INSAS LMG, 9mm Carbine, 7.62mm MMG and .32'
Revolver etc. '
(iii)
Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli (OFT) - 7.62mm SLR Rifle, 5.56mm INSAS Rifle
and .315' Sporting Rifle etc.
In addition, the following
factories also manufacture Sporting weapons under the category of Small Arms
for Civil Trade in addition to other weapon products:-
(i)
Gun Shell Factory, Cossipore (GSF) - .32' Pistol.
(ii)
Field Gun Factory, Kanpur
(FGK) - .32' Revolver.
(iii)
Machine Tool Prototype
Factory, Ambarnath (MTPF) - .32' Revolver.
The average annual production of small arms are as under:-
|
SI. No.
|
Weapon
|
Average annual Production
(in Nos.)
|
|
1.
|
7.62mm SLR Rifle
|
6,000
|
|
2.
|
5.56mm INSAS Rifle
|
1,00,000
|
|
3.
|
9mm Pistol Auto
|
12,000
|
|
4.
|
5.56mm INSAS LMG
|
6,000
|
|
5.
|
.315' Sporting Rifle
|
14,000
|
|
6.
|
.22' Sporting Rifle
|
600
|
|
7.
|
.22' Revolver
|
2,500
|
|
8.
|
7.62mm MMG
|
300
|
|
9.
|
9mm Carbine
|
5,000
|
|
10.
|
.32' Revolver
|
22,000
|
|
11.
|
.32' Pistol
|
8,500
|
Feedback
regarding the product improvement of following small arms have been
received:
(i)
5.56mm INSAS Rifle: In the
year 2003, certain modifications were proposed to avoid splash of oil on the
face of soldiers while firing, in the event of use of excess oil for cleaning.
(ii)
5.56mm INSAS LMG: In the
year 2004, User proposed 21 modifications for enhancing the functional
requirement of the weapon.
In both the cases, design of the weapons have been modified to meet the
customer's requirement.
All customer feedbacks are
analyzed and suitable measures are incorporated in the manufacturing process to
meet the customer's satisfaction.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to
Shri Bhudeo Choudhary in Lok Sabha today.
PK/NN