ASMI
«Indian Machine Pistol»
Submachine gunIndia2021In service
9×19 mm machine pistol developed by DRDO with Col. Prasad Bansod, the first fully Indian-designed weapon of its class.
Submachine gun//India
ID — ASMI
Designation
ASMI
DRDO / ARDE — Lokesh Machines
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- ASMI
- Alias
- Indian Machine Pistol
- Manufacturer
- DRDO / ARDE — Lokesh Machines
- Country
- India
- Year
- 2021
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 380 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~850 rpm
- Effective range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 200 mm
- Overall length
- 360 / 410 mm
- Empty weight
- 2.1 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Blowback
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore chiuso
Feed
- System
- Caricatore bifilare Glock
- Standard capacity
- 33 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed in just four months in 2020 by the Infantry School in Mhow and ARDE, the ASMI uses 3D-machined components and a light-alloy frame. Technology transfer to Lokesh Machines was signed in 2021.
Designed to equip vehicle crews, support personnel and special forces in place of the old 9 mm 1A1 Sterling.
Main users
India (Esercito, Polizia)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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