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Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by mavshot » Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:28 pm

hello Folks,
I am a bit confused by the description of the Ashani .32 pistol given as:
'Ashani is externally similar to the Browning 1910, its internal mechanism is based on the Colt 1903'

i mean is that possible...........having an internal mechanism of one gun and the external look of another?and why?

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by prashantchandila » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:25 pm

The ashani pistol is an exact copy of Colt 1903. Kindly go through the info available for Colt 1903.

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by dheeraj_1772 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:30 pm

It’s fusion....done by our miraculous artisans of IOF....

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by mavshot » Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:08 pm

prashantchandila wrote:The ashani pistol is an exact copy of Colt 1903. Kindly go through the info available for Colt 1903.
You mean to say part to part exactly the same?then why the problems........

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by Vineet » Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:36 pm

prashantchandila wrote:The ashani pistol is an exact copy of Colt 1903. Kindly go through the info available for Colt 1903.
Colt 1903 has recoil spring under the barrel where as ashani has recoil spring on the barrel therefore it's not exact copy of Colt 1903.
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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by gaurav0119 » Tue Aug 26, 2025 7:02 pm

Ashani pistol is not an exact copy of Colt1903 design as rightly pointed by Vineet Armoury but it does has a lot parts common with Colt1903 as shown in this video

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by timmy » Tue Aug 26, 2025 10:29 pm

Yes, the Ashani is a hybrid design. It takes most of its design cues from the Colt 1903 pistol, being a hammer fired action.

The recoil spring around the barrel is borrowed from the Browning FN 1910 and 1922 design, but those pistols used a striker fired design (true hammerless), unlike the Ashani.

You can see the working of the Ashani pistol here:



This wiki tells about the Browning FN 1910 and 1922 pistols, so you can see the differences:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Model_1910

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by Gunwant » Wed Aug 27, 2025 3:31 am

E clip lock is available? for iof mk2
The opposite place where we attach string

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by gaurav0119 » Sun Sep 14, 2025 3:53 pm

According to this gun shop owner Ashani pistol is a copy of Remington model 51 pistol

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by timmy » Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:23 pm

gaurav0119 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 3:53 pm
According to this gun shop owner Ashani pistol is a copy of Remington model 51 pistol
He is wrong.

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by dev » Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:21 pm

Don't even think of buying it. Go for the JD Taurus. The parts are made of inferior materials that can't take normal use.
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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by nm » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:13 am

I can understand your pain
ROTFL

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by timmy » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:44 am

Here are several articles that describe the Remington 51 pistol. All of them make the clear point that the Model 51 IS NOT a blowback action pistol, like the Ashani, but has a unique action all of its own. I will leave out a lengthy description of the Model 51 here and simply list links to pertinent articles that describe this pistol for those who are interested. This is why I said that the youtube author was wrong. A Remington Model 51 would be a very desirable pistol in either 380 Auto or 32 auto.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110415161 ... mington51/

https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Rem51/rem51.html

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... 059#replay

https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-gall ... istol.aspx

https://athlonoutdoors.com/article/firs ... -model-51/

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Re: Confused About IOF Pistol

Post by dev » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:46 pm

nm wrote:
Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:13 am
I can understand your pain
ROTFL
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