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FN P90
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
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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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
(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.