POF Eye

POF Eye
Type Special-purpose hand-held weapon
system
Place of ori
gin Pakistan
Service history
In service 2008present
Used by
Pakistan
Production history
Designer Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Designed 2008[1][2]
Manufacture Pakistan Ordnance Factories
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Produced 2008present
Variants 3 (including standard)

POF Eye is a special-purpose hand-held weapon system similar in concept to the Corner Shot that
can fire weapons around corners. It was first revealed at the 5th International Defence Exhibition
and Seminar (IDEAS 2008), held at the Karachi Expo Centre in November 2008. It is designed for
SWAT and special forces teams in hostile situations, particularly counter-terrorism and hostage
rescue operations. It allows its operator to both see and attack an armed target without exposing
the operator to counter-attack.
It consists of a segmented, assault rifle-type folding stock, pistol-grip contraption, onto which is
attached a pistol of choice and a compact, detachable color video camera. A lateral left and right
swinging hinge mechanism and a remote trigger control allow the user to drop the hammer on
targets from behind the safety and comfort of any right-angled structure. According to one of the
designers, Ashfaq Ahmad, the overall designing and finalizing of this gun took 6 months. Currently
Pakistan and Israel are the only two countries who manufacture the Corner Shot gun

Overview
The system, especially designed for urban combat, anti-terrorist operations and police SWAT
operations, was developed by Pakistan Ordnance Factories. Chairman of the POF board, Lt. Gen.
Syed Sabahat Husain, told the visiting delegates at IDEAS 2008 that this new product of POF may
meet the requirements of law enforcing agencies in order to curb the terrorist activities. The live
demonstration of this gun was also shown to the delegates.

According to one of the designers, Ashfaq Ahmad, the overall designing and finalizing of this gun
took 6 months. Several domestic and international participants and delegates took keen interest
in the newly introduced anti-terrorist weapon. Once the weapon is put into mass production, POF
would take orders for its supply to prospective local and international buyers. To help promote
the weapon, POF has conducted training sessions to help law enforcement agencies in Pakistan
familiarize themselves with the POF Eye. As of 2014, the POF Eye has been sold to Pakistani
security forces.

Variations

The POF Eye is available in several variations. It can be mounted with
1 a standard 9 mm semi-automatic pistol;
2 a sub-machine gun
3 a grenade launcher.
It includes a small high-resolution camera, laser sight and a colour LCD monitor, which can
observe and view a target from various vantage points. The video camera enables forces to scan
an area prior to pinpointing a target and broadcast the footage directly, in real time, to the
operating team behind, or to a Command Post monitor. Its head can turn 75 degrees.

Similar weapons
CornerShot
Periscope rifle
Krummlauf
M.95 (periscope variant)