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FN P90

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The FN P90 is a compact submachine gun designed by FN Herstal in response to a NATO request for a light armor-piercing round to replace the 9x19mm Parabellum as the standardized pistol and SMG cartridge, along with a compact "personal defence weapon" similar to the AKS-74U to fire it.

The resulting design was a highly distinctive blowback-operated downward-ejecting bullpup SMG with an overhead magazine based on the mechanism of the Heckler & Koch G11: rather than replicating the complex rotating breech of HK's weapon, however, the P90 instead features a spiral feed ramp integral to the magazine, which rotates the left-facing rounds to align with the breech. The weapon is fully ambidextrous, and the original version features a standard integrated reflex sight with back-up iron sights mounted on both sides of the carry handle.

Following criticisms of the performance of the original 23-grain plastic-cored SS90 projectile and with a need for a shorter cartridge for the Five-seveN pistol, FN Herstal issued a redesigned round, the SS190, in 1993; this uses a more conventional metal-core design with a 31-grain projectile 2.7mm shorter. An improved P90 entered production in the same year with a redesigned magazine for the new ammunition.

Later P90 developments included the P90 USG, a variant with an aluminum housing on the integrated reflex sight instead of the polymer version of the standard model and a different reticle, along with the ability to detach the sight and replace it with a rail; the P90 LV and IR introduced in 1995, featuring respectively an integrated visible and IR laser manufactured by Laserex of Australia; and the 1999 P90TR featuring rail accessory mounts on the carry handle, including one replacing the integrated reflex sight. A civilian semi-auto version with a 16-inch barrel, the PS90, was introduced in 2005. The FN F2000 assault rifle, first produced in 2001, uses the same safety and trigger mechanisms as the P90.

Ultimately NATO testing in 2002-2003 of the 5.7mm round and the Heckler & Koch 4.6mm round suggested the 5.7mm was superior, but Germany and several others rejected standardization, effectively halting replacement of the 9mm round indefinitely.

The FN P90 has appeared in the following films, television series, video games, and anime being used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1990 - 1993 (original P90), 1993-present (SS190-improved P90), 1995-present (P90 LV & IR), 1999-present (P90TR), 2005-present (PS90))

Type: Submachine Gun (P90), semi-automatic carbine (PS90)

Length:

P90: 19.7 in (500 mm)
PS90: 26.2in (666mm)

Weight:

P90: 5.60 lb (2.54 kg) empty
PS90: 6.3lb (2.85kg) empty

Caliber: 5.7x28mm

Capacity: 10, 30, 50-round horizontal box magazines (all magazines are the of the same physical dimensions with spacers in smaller versions)

Fire Modes:

P90: Semi, Full-Auto (900 RPM)
PS90: Semi-Auto

FN P90

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Fabrique Nationale P90 LV/IR - FN 5.7x28mm. This version can be distinguished from the standard P90 by the small "step" in the front of the finger guard, and by the laser warning label on the left side.
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FN P90 - FN 5.7x28mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Tomorrow Never Dies Seen in Wai Lyn's safehouse armory 1997
Double Team Yaz Dennis Rodman 1997
Double Team Jack Quinn Jean-Claude Van Damme 1997
Taxi German bank robber 1998
The World Is Not Enough Robert Carlyle Renard 1999
The World Is Not Enough Pierce Brosnan James Bond 1999
The World Is Not Enough Renard's henchmen 1999
Taxi 2 Yakuza member 2000
First Target U. S. Secret Service Agents 2000
Total Western Jean-Marie Winling The Colonel 2000
3000 Miles to Graceland Ice-T Hamilton dual-wielded 2001
Blade II Research Facility guards 2002
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Lucy Liu Sever 2002
XXX Petr Jákl Kolya 2002
Equilibrium Sweepers 2002
X2: X-Men United Black ops Soldiers Fitted with tactical flashlights and silencers 2003
I, Robot SWAT officers 2004
District B13 French police officers 2004
Cash Truck Robbers Mostly suppressed 2004
The Interpreter United States Secret Service 2005
Hostage Counterfeit FBI HRT Operatives 2005
The Interpreter U.S. Secret Service agents 2005
Rush Hour 3 Henchmen 2007
Hitman Interpol Strike Force 2007
The Incredible Hulk US Special Forces soldier Fitted with tactical flashlight and laser 2008
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) Gangster disguised as GIGN man 2008
Babylon A.D. Trunk of Toorop's car, fitted with suppresor 2008
Gamer Prison guard guarding the Slayers 2009
District 13: Ultimatum French police 2009
Elephant White in weapons cache 2010
To Protect and Serve (Protéger & servir) Special unit officer 2010
The Mechanic 2011
Largo Winch II Weronika Rosati Anna 2011
Thor seen in SHIELD armory 2011
Underworld: Awakening soldiers futuristic variant 2012
Maximum Conviction Merc Leader 2012
Savages cartel soldier 2012
White House Down Secret Service agents 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Panaem Peacekeepers custom opaque paint scheme 2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Panaem Peacekeepers custom opaque paint scheme 2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Panaem Peacekeepers custom opaque paint scheme 2015
The Hurricane Heist Maggie Grace Casey Corbyn 2018

Television

Title/Episode Actor Character Note Date
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei 1996-
Stargate: SG1 Richard Dean Anderson Jack O'Neil With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Amanda Tapping Samantha Carter With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Michael Shanks Daniel Jackson With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Christopher Judge Teal'c With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Ben Browder Cameron Mitchell With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Stargate: SG1 Claudia Black Vala Mal Doran With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 1997 - 2007
Ultimate Weapons FNH USA Representative CQB 2009 - 2011
Seven Days Various 1998 - 2001
Dark Angel Maticore Assassins 2000 - 2002
24 Secret Service Emergency Response Team 2001
CSI: Miami Bank Robbers "Crime Wave" 2002
Stargate: Atlantis Joe Flanigan Lt-Col. John Sheppard With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 2004 - 2009
Stargate: Atlantis Jason Momoa Ronon Dex With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 2004 - 2009
Stargate: Atlantis David Hewlett Dr. Rodney McKay With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 2004 - 2009
Stargate: Atlantis Jewel Staite Dr. Jennifer Keller With Surefire Universal Weaponlight 2004 - 2009
Supernatural Seen in weapons cabinet "Born Under A Bad Sign" 2005
Numb3rs Triad Henchmen 2005 - 2010
Blade: The Series Chthon hit team 2006
Eureka Matt Frewer Jim Taggert 2007
Breaking Bad 2008
Sanctuary Lotus Defence Corps soldiers 2008
NCIS T.J. Ramini Malachi Ben-Gidon "Good Cop, Bad Cop" (S7E04). 2009
Iris - Season 1 2009
V 2009
Human Target Commandos 2010
Nikita Various Various 2010
Doctor Who (New Series) - Season 10 Stuart Wright Alan With suppressor and flashlight. Episode "The Lie of the Land" 2017
The Orville Season 2 Episode 5 "All the World is Birthday Cake" 2019

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
GoldenEye 007 RC-P90 1997
Fallout 2 P90c fires 10mm ammo Said to be made by H&K, can load 9mm ammo due to a bug 1998
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 5.7mm P90 SMG Optional suppressor Black Thorn expansion 2000
The World Is Not Enough MB PDW 90 2000
Counter-Strike ES C90 2000
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero ES C90 2000
Perfect Dark RC-P45 2000
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Explosive Ammunition Used by Solidus 2001
Fallout Tactics FN P90c fires 9mm ammo 2001
007: Nightfire 2002
Time Crisis 3 With a suppressor style compensator and custom fore end Unusable 2003
Far Cry P90 SMG Shares ammo with 9mm MP5 2004
Counter Strike: Source' ES C90 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
Combat Arms 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow FN P90 (5.7mm) None None 2004
Battlefield 2 2005
The Hidden FN P90 2005
Black 2006
Splinter Cell: Double Agent P190 Modified to fire non-lethal projectiles MP only 2006
Far Cry Instincts: Predator P90 2006
Rainbow Six: Vegas P90 Various customization options available 2006
Driver: Parallel Lines 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms With removable silencer 2007
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men P900 2007
Counter-Strike Online ES C90 Lapin Variety 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback P90 Various customization options available P90 Tactical 2007
Operation 7 2008
7.62 High Calibre FN P90 LV / LIR Suppressor, flashlight or laser module 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Laser sight, suppressor and flashlight 2008
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 P90 Various customization options available 2008
Delta Force: Xtreme 2 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day P90 SMG Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes 2010
Resident Evil: Revelations 2012
Spec Ops: The Line P90 with laser sight 2012
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive P90 2012

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Burn Up! Maki 1991
Hellsing Jan heavily modified, fitted with silencer 2001-2002
Full Metal Panic! 2002
Yukikaze Fukai 2002 - 2005
Gunslinger Girl Henrietta Carried in violin case 2003
Planetes SDF Terrorists 2003-2004
Desert Punk Junko Osagiri 2004
The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji Marianne, Junichiro Izumida 2008
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino Henrietta Carried in violin case 2008
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ Karila Hatsuse Airsoft 2013

P90 TR

The P90 TR (Triple Rail) model has a Picatinny rail, for mounting optics, in place of the standard reflex sight.

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FN P90 TR with optics removed - FN 5.7x28mm
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FN P90 TR with EOTech red dot sight (this is a real movie 'blank adapted' firearm) - FN 5.7x28mm
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FN P90 Tactical - FN 5.7x28mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
The Last Sentinel Drone police suppressors 2007
District 13: Ultimatum French police 2009
The Expendables Jet Li Ying Yang With red dot sight 2010
The Mechanic Various guards without sights 2011
Fast Five Yorgo Constantine Agent Chato EOTech red dot sight 2011
Matt Schulze Vince
Looper Bruce Willis Old Joe dual-wielded 2012
Olympus Has Fallen Secret Service agents Optics removed 2013
The Fate of the Furious Seen in weapons cache 2017
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Seen in armory 2019

Television

Title Actor Character Note/Episode Date
Doctor Who Danny Webb John Maynard Jefferson P90 TR, with blue-lense weaponlight and silencer 2005 -
Burn Notice Jeffrey Donovan Michael Westen With EOTech holo sight; "Family Business" 2007
Torchwood Seen in weapons cabinet 2008
Ultimate Weapons FNH USA Representative with C-More Systems RDS; CQB 2009
Hawaii Five-0 Kidnappers 2010
Nikita Various Various 2010

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
The Sum Of All Fears "5.7mm SMG" 2002
Rainbow Six: Vegas P90 w/ reflex scope or rifle scope 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms P90TR With removable silencer and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope or EOTech red dot sight 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare P90 Various customization options available 2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 P90 w/ reflex scope or rifle scope 2008
7.62 High Calibre FN P90 TR ACOG sight, Aimpoint Comp sight, Leupold M8 telescopic sight, AN/PVS-4 night sight, suppressor, flashlight and laser module 2008
Army of Two P90 Various customization options available 2008
Grand Theft Auto 4: Ballad Of Gay Tony Suppressor 2009
Modern Warfare 2 P90 Rapid fire upgrade, suppressor, red dot sight, EOTech holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG, thermal scope, extended magazine 2009
Medal of Honor P90 PDW w/ various attachments multiplayer-only 2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 F90 Various customization options available 2010
Battlefield Play4Free FN P90 With Magpul MBUS iron sights, EOTech or Sightmark Sure Shot red dot sight on top rail Optional tan finish 2011
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs F90 2011
Battlefield 3 P90 various optional attachments 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 P90 2011
War Inc. Battlezone FN P90 w/ various attachments 2011
Warface NP C28 2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action P90 2012
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier P90 2012
Arctic Combat 2012
Payday 2 "Kobus 90" 2013
Battlefield 4 P90 2013
Ghost Recon: Phantoms P90 2014
Survarium FN P90 2015
Contract Wars 2015
Rainbow Six: Siege 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades P90 2016
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault P-90S1 various attachments 2016
Black Squad P90 Aimpoint T1 and AN/PEQ-15 2017
Ironsight P90 TR 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Upotte!! Seen on wall 2012 - ????
Jormungand Alan 2012
Jormungand Edgar 2012
Jormungand Poe 2012


PS90

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FN PS90 - FN 5.7x28mm
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FN PS90, standard sight replaced with MIL-STD-1913 rail - FN 5.7x28mm
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FN PS90 TR - FN 5.7x28mm

(Semi-automatic carbine version of the P90 with 16-inch barrel, for civilian use)

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
The Baytown Outlaws Hood Pirates gang member FN PS90 TR 2012
The Baytown Outlaws Clayne Crawford Brick Oodie FN PS90 TR 2012
Gun (2010) 50 Cent Rich Taylor 2010

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Operation 7 2008
War Inc. Battlezone P90S 2010


See Also

  • FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.