FEG AP9
{{Infobox weapon
|name= FEG AP9
|image=
|caption= FEG AP9
|origin=Hungary
|type= pistol
|is_ranged=yes
|service=
|used_by=Hungary
|wars=
|designer= FÉG
|design_date=1951
|manufacturer=FÉG
|production_date=1951-
|number=
|variants= FEG APK9
|weight= 770 g (unloaded), 840 g (loaded)
|length= 179 mm
|part_length= 100 mm
|crew=
|cartridge=9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP)
|caliber=
|action=blowback
|rate=
|velocity=
|range=25 m
|max_range=
|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.
History
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.{{cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Erik|title=Practical Guide to the Operational Use of the PA-63 Pistol|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIMyBwAAQBAJ&pg=PP8|year=2015|publisher=Erik Lawrence Publications|isbn=978-1-941998-34-2|page=8}}
A smaller version known as the APK9 was made for export to Egypt, but very few of these pistols were made.
Design
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.{{cite book|last1=Mann|first1=Richard Allen|last2=Lee|first2=Jerry|title=The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900-Present|date=18 December 2013|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-4402-3746-1|page=127}}
The frame is made of aluminum alloy and the slide is made from steel.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618083632/http://fegarmy.hu/?lang=en&p=ap9 Official website of the manufacturer]
References
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Category:Semi-automatic pistols of Hungary