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P9RC

Semi-automatic pistol

FÉG P9RC
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Hungary
Service history
In service	1994-2010
Used by	Hungary
Production history
Designer	József Kameniczky
Designed	1980
Manufacturer	FÉG
Produced	Fegyver es Gazkeszulekgyar (FÉG) 1980-2003, FégArmy Kft 2003-2005
Specifications
Mass	35oz (unloaded), 41oz (loaded)
Length	7.99”
Barrel length	4.65”
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum
Action	Short recoil operated
Feed system	14-round detachable box magazine
Sights	blade front, notch rear

The P9RC is a semi-automatic pistol designed by József Kameniczky and manufactured by the FÉGARMY Arms FactoryofHungary. It was selected as the new service pistol of the Hungarian military and police, replacing the PA-63 after 1996.^[2]

After 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. Originally the Israeli Baby Eagle/Jericho 941 was used until a domestically produced weapon could be chosen. In 1996 the P9RC was selected as the new standard issue sidearm for both the Hungarian military and police forces.^[1]

The P9RC is the slightly modified version of the P9R, a design based on the Browning Hi-Power and Smith & Wesson Model 59. 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. Earlier P9Rs had wooden grips, later ones came with plastics as well, while P9RCs were made with plastics only.

• FÉG Model P9RC Pistol, Army 96.M