Terms & Conditions

1. Order will be accepted in the prescribed form only downloaded from www.ofb.gov.in

2. Orders from Indian Citizens having valid Arms Licence for purchase of .32” NPB PISTOL issued by appropriate Civil Authority only will be considered.

3. An applicant can book only one Pistol at a time.

4. Incomplete applications and applications without enclosures as enumerated in page 1 will be summarily rejected. General Manager, Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore reserves the right to refuse to book any order without assigning any reason whatsoever and without giving any notice.

5. On receipt of complete application and payment, the booking will be made provisional and a serial number of registration (priority number) will be allotted & intimated to the purchaser. The amount received shall be forfeited in case the license is found to be not genuine at a later stage. In case applicant desires to cancel the booking, refund will be made after deduction of cancellation charge of Rs. 1,000.

6. Factory will intimate in due course the formalities to be completed and date / period of collection by registered post to the customers strictly in the sequence of the priority number. Customer will have to report for collecting pistol in person on the due date(s) intimated to him. Delivery shall be made after realization of full amount and submission of all documents as per the Arms Act 1959 and the Arms Rules 1962.

7. Price/Duties/Taxes applicable on the date of actual supply will be applicable/ chargeable. Any increase in taxes/duties or fresh imposition effective on or from a date prior to the date of supply but coming to the notice of the factory at a later date will also be payable by the customer within one month of demand.

8. Every effort will be made to effect supplies in sequence of the Priority Number but no assurance is given to this effect. No liability will be accepted for any change of sequence of supply for any reasons what so ever.

9. No claim for demand of any loss or damage due to delayed execution of order will be entertained.

10. No responsibility or liability will be accepted for the postal delays.

11. GM/GSF reserves the right to cancel any order without assigning any reason and without giving any prior notice. In such event payments received against such order will be refunded. No compensation / interest on the amount due for return will be payable.

12. The design features of the Pistol .32” may change without any prior notice.

13. In case an individual fails to send the balance amount as specified in the Money Advice Letter (MAL) within 3 months of the date specified in the MAL, or fails to collect the pistol within two months of the date as specified in the call letter, the order stands cancelled automatically and money received will be refunded after deducting cancellation charges of Rs. 1,000/- or Rs. 2,000 respectively as the case may be.

14. No liability is accepted for payment of any interest on advance or full payment received against the order booked with the factory for any reasons whatsoever. No interest shall also be payable if tentative delivery indicated in the MAL further increases.

15. There is no priority allotment of Pistol .32” to any individuals. Supply of weapon will be strictly as per the seniority of booking. Ministry of Defence reserves the right of allotment to Government / Autonomous Organizations. Such allotments made be the Ministry of Defence will have overriding priority.

16. Pistols once sold will not be taken back or exchanged for any reason whatsoever. In the unlikely event of any manufacturing defect, necessary repair shall be carried out free of charge (up to 1 year from the date of sale) at Gun & Shell Factory Cossipore on production of Pistol by the customer or at Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (with prior appointment). Please note that there are no other service outlets.

17. Except where otherwise provided in the terms and conditions for sale, all questions and disputes arising in connection with this contract shall be referred to the sole Arbitrator to be appointed by the Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board. It will be no objection that arbitrator so appointed is a Government servant. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties to this contract. Subject as aforesaid, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 and the Rules made there under for the time being in force shall be deemed to apply to the Arbitration proceedings under this clause.

18. The place of arbitration / adjudication, if any, shall be Kolkata.

19. The above procedure of sale is subject to alteration or modification at anytime without any notice, as per directives from the Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board.

20. I.O.F. MAKE PISTOL IS NOT TRANSFERABLE / SALEABLE WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE / SUPPLY.