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The Rifle 7.62mm 2A/2A1 (also known as the Ishapore 2A/2A1) is a 7.62mm NATO (7.62×51) calibre bolt-action rifle adopted as a reserve arm by the Indian Armed Forces in 1963.The design of the rifle – initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A – began at the Ishapore Rifle Factory of the Ordnance Factories Board in India soon after the Sino-Indian War of 1962.The Ishapore 2A/2A1 has the distinction of being the last bolt-action rifle designed to be used by a regular military force other than specialized sniper rifles.
