| The DBBL( Double barrelled) gun is a versatile | | | | other manufacturers.. The quality of guns also is |
| weapon and excellent for bird and duck shooting. | | | | not uniform. |
| It is however not a weapon for self defense or | | | | A gun is made up of three major assemblies |
| as an instrument for the soldier. The Indian | | | | which can be dismantled easily and include a) the |
| ordinance factories started manufacturing the 12 | | | | body) barrel and c) the hand guard The Body and |
| bore double barrel shot gun just after | | | | the hand guard parts are made from mild steel. |
| independence. The IOF have now been | | | | Barrels are mostly made from Mild Steel with a |
| manufacturing the weapon for many decades and | | | | few using EN-9 or EN-19 steel. One manufacturer |
| one can say that over a period of time the | | | | uses High Carbon Chromium Steel and is located in |
| quality of the weapon has considerably improved. | | | | Mandi( Himachal Pradesh) |
| In addition there are private gun manufacturers | | | | For the stock generally Indian manufacturers |
| who have been licensed by the Indian | | | | including IOF make use of wood only. Generally |
| Government to manufacture guns. They have | | | | Walnut wood, Assam Teak and Shesham are |
| been making guns for nearly a hundred years. | | | | preferred for making the stock. Manufacturers in |
| The gun manufacturers are mostly in Jammu in | | | | Jammu prefer walnut wood as it is easily available |
| the state of Jammu and Kashmir and also in | | | | there, while those in Monghyr make use of |
| Monghyr (Bihar). In all there are about 30 | | | | Assam teak The IOF uses mostly Shesham for |
| manufacturers in Jammu and a similar number in | | | | its guns. Indian made shot guns are well made and |
| Bihar. Some manufacturers are also in Mandi in | | | | if properly cared can last a lifetime. |
| Himachal Pradesh. | | | | The Indian made guns have a ready market in |
| The guns manufactured in Jammu are of | | | | India and the quality is not bad. The guns do not |
| reasonable good quality as the manufacturers | | | | misfire much and are good for small game hunting |
| have individually installed machines in their own | | | | and for scaring away robbers. Over a period of |
| premises. On the other hand the manufacturers | | | | time we expect the Indian made shot guns to |
| of Monghyr have been allotted space inside an old | | | | also find a market overseas. |
| jail and the access is controlled by the | | | | Some of the people have owned Indian made |
| government. They thus do not have enough | | | | shot guns for over 30 years and the weapons |
| space and sometimes sell unfinished products to | | | | have stood the test of time. |