FÉG B9R .380 ACP Semi-Automatic Pistol – Hungarian Compact Hi-Power Derivative
The B9R is FÉG’s seldom-seen, 1990s attempt to blend the proven Browning Hi-Power lock-up with a Smith & Wesson-style double-action/single-action trigger group—all in a trim, steel-framed package chambered for the soft-shooting .380 ACP. Fewer than one thousand made it into the United States, and this example delivers everything a collector or discerning shooter would want: carbon-steel construction, salt-blue finish, a hard-chromed barrel inside and out, and a 10-round magazine that nods to the Federal AWB era.
Condition
Overall rated Good. The salt-blue slide and matte-blued frame show light handling marks and minor edge wear consistent with careful range use. Bore condition is Good—bright, clean, and well-defined lands and grooves with only faint wear marks visible under strong light. All mechanical functions, including the DA/SA trigger and left-side safety/decocker, operate smoothly.
What’s Included
• One factory FÉG 10-round steel double-stack magazine (matte grey/parkerized)
Highlights & History
• Compact steel frame: balances like a classic Hi-Power yet tames .380 recoil better than alloy competitors.
• Hard-chromed 4″ barrel: corrosion-resistant inside and out—rare on pistols of this era.
• DA/SA versatility: first-shot double-action, follow-up single-action, or carry hammer-down via the slide-mounted safety/decocker.
• Patridge front sight with drift-adjustable rear: simple, durable, easy to regulate.
• Ring hammer with half-cock notch: a nod to traditional Hi-Power styling.
• Limited U.S. import: C.A.I. ST. ALB VT mark and 10-round magazine uniquely tie this pistol to the 1994-2004 landscape—ideal for collectors tracking import oddities.
• Carbon-steel build and salt-blue finish: the kind of metallurgy and polish seldom found on modern polymer compacts.
Whether you’re expanding a Hi-Power lineage, looking for an all-steel .380 with real character, or simply appreciate the engineering experiment that is the B9R, this pistol offers a blend of shootability and scarcity that rarely surfaces. Give it a spot in the safe—or on the range—and enjoy a piece of 1990s Hungarian ingenuity.