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.
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.
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