Weapons
All the equipment for the Mizoram Police are manufactured indigenously by the Indian Ordnance Factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
- INSAS rifle in 5.56mm NATO in various configurations.
- M4 Carbine purchased under Police Modernization scheme.
- H&K MP5 purchased under Police Modernization scheme.
- Glock 17 pistol purchased under Police Modernization scheme.
- AK 47: mostly Bulgarian.
- AKM: modernised version of AK - 47 Assault Rifles.
- Browning HP: Indian version in 9mm.
- Type 56: Chinese version of AK 47 misunderstood as AK 56 mostly surrenderd arms of the Mizo National Front.
- Bren LMG: Indian version chambering 7.62 NATO rounds.
- Sterling submachine gun: Indian version.
- SLR: Indian version of FN FAL.
- Apart from this, Mizoram Armed Police also use a large number of firearms captured from militants including the G3 Rifle, M16 Rifle, Dragunov Sniper Rifle etc.
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