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Hungarian FEG RK59
vladimir
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To the experts,
Found a little handgun perfect for summer pocket carry. A FEG RK59 in 9X18 Mak. Upon doing a little internet research, I found that this model is actually kinda rare - apparently,it was quickly replaced by the RK61 or RK63 due to the aluminum stressing out. Now I'm wondering if I should put it aside look for a beater to carry. Any help or thoughts on this matter are appreciated.
-Vlad
Found a little handgun perfect for summer pocket carry. A FEG RK59 in 9X18 Mak. Upon doing a little internet research, I found that this model is actually kinda rare - apparently,it was quickly replaced by the RK61 or RK63 due to the aluminum stressing out. Now I'm wondering if I should put it aside look for a beater to carry. Any help or thoughts on this matter are appreciated.
-Vlad
Comments
Any small alloy framed, blowback pistol is going to be UGLY shooting the 9 mm Mak cartridge.
Sell the pistol to a collector, buy a Keltec P 11 for pocket carrty.
I found this on the Internet about this FEG I bought
"K.B.I., Inc,of Harrisburg, PA, began importing this small Hungarian-made pistol in mid-1993, but its history dates back to the late 1950s. At about the same time FEG began making the Model PA-63 (see listing below), it also developed a smaller PPK-sized 9mm Makarov caliber pistol, called the RK-59. An excellent little pistol, similar to Poland's Model vz.63, it is highly regarded in military circles, serving the Hungarian military and police forces.
In 1991, Century imported about 3,000 RK-59s into the U.S. The small size of this gun makes it especially handy as a hideout gun, used mostly by high-ranking officials, pilots and various vehicle crews who occasionally need a pistol but are forced to work and fight in confined spaces. Handgun expert Leroy Thompson has argued that the RK-59 is perhaps the world's best military pistol, because it uses a fighting cartridge powerful enough to be taken seriously, yet is compact enough to carry comfortably on the person at all times.
A slightly improved version of the RK-59---the SMC-380---appeared in 1991. It's actually the same gun rechambered to the slightly less powerful, albeit better known, .380 ACP round. Its frame is still a lightweight alloy, but for commercial sales it is anodized black to match more closely the blued slide of the pistol. In its military version, the frame is left unfinished, as in the PA-63 described earlier".
Reading the above is why I asked for thoughts/opinions.
-Vlad
If this is what you have? It's a little known Hungarian military/paramilitary pistol. There are collectors who specialize in the field of East Bloc firearms who would be interested in it.
Yes, that looks exactly like the pistol I purchased. I'm not really interested in selling it, I was just inquiring as to whether or not I should make it a safe queen. I originally purchased it to carry while running/jogging or fishing etc... basically it was destined to be shown little love. Now I've got to find something else. Maybe a Makarov?
-Vlad