Hungarian FEG PA-63 Makarov 9x18 Very Good to Exc Condition. The FÉG PA-63 is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the FÉGARMY Arms Factory of Hungary.
FÉGARMY Arms Factory of Hungary started producing Walther PP/PPK clones in the late 1940s starting with their Model 48 which differed from the Walther PP only in minor details. By the late 1950s FÉG began making broader changes resulting in the PA-63, which uses a 9x18mm Makarov round. It quickly became standard issue to both Hungarian military and police forces. Due to its popularity and relative durability FÉG later issued models using .32ACP and .380 ACP caliber rounds (FÉG AP9 and PMK-380 respectively).The Military standard PA-63 version sports a two-tone polished aluminium frame with black slide, grips, trigger and hammer assembly. While unusual for military issue in that a reflective polish was used, it was chosen due to its relative cheapness as well as quicker build time. Problems related to the durability of the aluminium frame were resolved prior to the development of the PA-63 in 1961 with the production of the FÉG R-61 Police Pistol. The addition of .1% titanium to the aluminium alloy solved premature alloy frame wear problems inherent in the earlier FÉG aluminium framed pistols. This development was then applied to all aluminium framed FÉG guns including the PA-63.
Place of origin: Hungary
Service history: Used by Hungary
Production history:Designer FÉG, Designed Late 1950s
Manufacturer FÉG
Specifications: Weight 21oz (unloaded), 26oz (loaded)
Length 6.9 in, Barrel length 3.9 in
Cartridge: 9x18mm Makarov
Action: blowback
Muzzle velocity: 315 m/s
Effective range: 50 m (54.7 yd)
Magazine system: 7-round detachable box magazine
Sights blade front, notch rear
FÉG stands for Fegyver És Gépgyár, which could be translated as "Arms and Machine Factory". It comes from the Hungarian "Fegyver- és Gépgyártó Részvénytársaság" ("Arms and Machine Manufacturing Company"). It is now known as the FÉGARMY Arms Factory (Hungarian: "FÉGARMY Fegyvergyártó Kft."). This company manufactured and exported a variety of semi-automatic pistols and rifles, including a copy of the famous Browning Hi-Power and the FEG PA-63, but currently only self-loading pistols (P9L, P9M, P9R, etc.) and break-barrel air rifles (LG 427, LG 527). In Hungary the company is also famous for its gas signal pistols, for example the GRP-9.
