![]() Earlier P9Rs had wooden grips, later ones came with plastics as well, while P9RCs were made with plastics only. There are 4 notable differences: the guide rod assembly, the bottom part of the barrel (on which the tilting barrel locking system works), the wider extractor and the grips. The P9RC is the slightly modified version of the P9R, a design based on the Browning Hi-Power and Smith & Wesson Model 59. In 1996 the P9RC was selected as the new standard issue sidearm for both the Hungarian military and police forces. That's what got it the 'M' for 'Modositott' which just means 'Modified'. ![]() Originally the Israeli Baby Eagle/Jericho 941 was used until a domestically produced weapon could be chosen. The FEG P9 was a near perfect Pre-Mk II Hi Power clone and it has 100 parts interchangeability with the Browning Hi Power (including the magazine) The First Generation P9M is a Pre-Mk II Hi Power clone, but with a revised slide stop design and larger three dot sights. It was selected as the new service pistol of the Hungarian military and police, replacing the PA-63 after 1996.Īfter the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, the Hungarian military sought to replace its FÉG PA-63 sidearms in the Soviet 9×18mm Makarov cartridge with a handgun in the more powerful 9×19mm Parabellum. The P9RC is a semi-automatic pistol designed by József Kameniczky and manufactured by the FÉGARMY Arms Factory of Hungary.
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