FEG AP9 | |
Origin: | Hungary |
Type: | pistol |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Used By: | Hungary |
Designer: | FÉG |
Design Date: | 1951 |
Manufacturer: | FÉG |
Production Date: | 1951- |
Variants: | FEG APK9 |
Weight: | 770 g (unloaded), 840 g (loaded) |
Length: | 179 mm |
Part Length: | 100 mm |
Cartridge: | 9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP) |
Action: | blowback |
Range: | 25 m |
Feed: | 7-round detachable box magazine |
Sights: | blade front, notch rear |
The FEG AP9 is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the FÉG company of Hungary.
Originally called the Model 48, FEG designed this handgun, based on the German Walther PP/PPK pistol series, just like many of the other post-World War II Hungarian pistols. The pistols were produced primarily for the civilian market, and export. Most commonly chambered in 9mm Browning Short (.380 ACP) ammunition with a 7-round magazine capacity or .32 ACP with an 8-round magazine, they are factory sighted for 25 metres.[1]
A smaller version known as the APK9 was made for export to Egypt, but very few of these pistols were made.[1]
The AP9 is a self-loading pistol using the blowback mechanism with a double-action trigger, has a rotating safety/decocking lever on the left side of the slide, and is equipped with a firing pin safety mechanism, which prevents the firing pin from striking the primer of a loaded cartridge, unless the trigger is pulled. Field-stripping the pistol for cleaning is accomplished identically to the Walther PP pistol.[2]
The frame is made of aluminum alloy and the slide is made from steel.[1]