I picked this up a few weeks ago. It's a commercial contract FEG P9 made for KBI as a PJK-9HP and was in what appeared to be unfired condition. They make great buys compared to the price of a Hi Power.





This one shoots as well as my Mk III Hi Power, while my other FEG, a first generation P9M, is extremely reliable but not quite as accurate as my Mk III Hi Power or this P9.

K.B.I. wasn't picky about what they called a "PJK-9HP". That model number encompassed P9s like this one, as well as both first and second generation P9M pistols.

The P9 is a very faithful copy of the pre Mk II Hi power and has 100% parts interchangeability with the FN Hi Power.

The 1st generation P9M changed the slide release and slide release lever, and added larger 3 dot sights, but also had essentially 100% parts interchangeability with the Hi Power, except for the slide release.

The 2nd generation P9M used a S&W style barrel locking system and despite looking like a Hi Power on the outside, it has comparatively little parts commonality.

The FEG P9 and P9M Hi Powers can be found in both nicely polished civilian contract form as well as in matte finished military contract form as they were sold both commercially and to several foreign militaries. FEG wasn't real picky about who was ordering them.

You'll also fine them with both spur and round hammers, and in no particular order. Round hammers are more common, but FEG apparently used what ever a military customer wanted, and on the commercial guns seemed to use what ever was on hand at the time.

For example, FEG sold them to Israel for several years, before Israel started assembling the same pistol in Israel from FEG supplied parts stamped Hakeem.

That was all perfectly legal, however at the same time FEG was also selling P9s to mid east countries such as Syria, Iran and Iraq. Since this was in contravention of various arms embargoes FEG rolled marked them with FN markings and FN style serial numbers.

These counterfeit FN marked pistols can be identified by B range 5 digit serials and U notch rear sights when FN pistols from that same period would have had a square notch rear sight.

Israel had apparently captured some of these counterfeit FNs as some have come in with the recent Israeli surplus Hi Power pistols, and you can find FN made Type 1/2 Hi Powers, FEG made P9s, Israeli assembled Hakeems and FEG made counterfeit FN marked Hi Powers.

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This particular example of an FEG P9 has the later 3 dot sights, so it was probably a transitional pistol. It originally had the small FN safety and black plastic grips, but I fitted it with an extended safety for improved ergonomics and added Herret grips because the nicely blued finish deserved something better than black plastic.

I bought one of those about 20 years ago. Wanted a Hi Power, but not enough to pay Browning prices. I think I paid around $300 for it. Mine was a very nice pistol, performed better than I expected it to. I sold it about 5 years ago to help cover part of the cost of a Model 18ND, and got more than I paid for it. If I run across another in decent shape I'll probably grab it.

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I bought this one a couple of years ago. The importer marked it as a P9M. Would you say that's accurate? I have no idea when it was made.

It has the Browning style half moon shape slide release lever rather than the 1911 style lever of the P9M as well as the small Pre-Mk II safety, so I'd call it a P9 rather than a P9M, even if it has square notch, 3 dot sights.

Folks considering buying one need to be sure that they can see the outline of the oval shaped cross pin on the right side of the frame - visible here in the first generation P9M below my Mk III SFS Hi Power. If there is no oval, then it has the S&W locking system and is a 2nd generation P9M, and not a Hi Power.

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I converted this P9M to SFS configuration using FN parts from Cylinder and Slide:



The SFS Hi Power's hammer is distinct as is the safety lever.

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The SFS system is a great configuration for concealed carry as once the hammer is cocked, the hammer is pressed forward where it rests against a hammer block and and also moves the ambidextrous safety levers up to place the weapon on safe. When you press the safety lever down, the hammer snaps back to the full cock position. In effect, with the hammer down, it's still in Condition 1, just without the raised hammer to snag on anything or make the public nervous.

The major difference is the cut for the slide release.


You can retain the original slide release or use the one in the SFS kit, but on a P9M that will require some modification of either the slide or the SFS slide release lever. I'm big on modifying the cheap parts, so I re-profiled the lever to fit the smaller cut in the slide.

My P9 came from a pawn shop a few years ago. It is a later DA/SA model, not a Hi-power clone, but it will pass for a Hi-Power at a distance. Of course, I would prefer the SA, but this was right there under the glass, calling to me and the price was not bad, under $300 out the door.

Thanks to the OP for this very informative thread. There is not a whole lot of info floating around about these guns, and it is refreshing to come across someone knowledgable.

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I had an FEG something or other once upon a time. Looked like a High Power but it wasn't the same as OP's gun.

Mine was great except an occasional failure to extract. I "solved" that problem with maximum charges of Blue Dot until it blew the cases out whether the extractor caught the rim or not ...

Nice guns to own, I think.

I got one a few years back, a beater from CDIsales. Some pitting on the left front of the slide, where it's necked down. Looks like they cleaned the rust out and parkerized it. Worn wooden grips.

It's been dead reliable, no failures except related to a weak magazine spring on one of my mags... good mag, it works as advertised.

I posted somewhere once, wondering if I might have a bad crown, as I don't shoot it as accurate as I do other pistols. I now think that it's a combination of poor visibility sights and my trigger squeeze was causing a drift... if I really bear down, it seems acceptably accurate.

Removing the magazine safety made the trigger considerably less crunchy.

Far as I can tell, it's a 100% clone. Can't go wrong for the price.

I had one a few years ago that I had to sell during a period of "personal economic downturn". Good gun that I really liked. Hated to see it go.

I've replaced it with an Argentine FM Hi-Power, but would have gotten another Hungarian one if a heartbeat.

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John 3:16 .

Was actually searching and hunting for something similar a few years back. Then, a Browning fell in my lap. ($450, Herrett grips, 5 mags)
Kinda spoiled 'the hunt'. Oh well.

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I hope you bought lotto tickets the day you got the Browning HP because you basically stole it.