Magpul FDP-9
Magpul Industries · Carbine · In Production · 2025
Also known as: FDP-9, FDP, Folding Defensive Platform, ZEV x Magpul FDP
Overview
The Magpul FDP-9 (Folding Defensive Platform, 9mm) is a folding pistol-caliber firearm developed by Magpul Industries in collaboration with ZEV Technologies, finally released in 2025 after years of teaser marketing dating back to the 2008 FMG-9 concept video. The FDP-9 ships in pistol form (with the FDC-9 representing the carbine SBR variant) and uses a ZEV-built steel internal chassis derived from the OZ9 platform housed inside a Magpul polymer body. It feeds from Glock 17-pattern double-stack 9mm magazines and is bundled with two Magpul PMAG 21 GL9s, with the gun able to fold completely with a 27-round PMAG installed. A short 7-inch (178mm) barrel, fully ambidextrous controls, integrated flip-up irons in the carry handle, and a 1913 Picatinny optics rail round out the package. MSRP is approximately $1,600.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 1588 g (56.0 oz) |
| Barrel Length | 178 mm (7.01") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 21 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Effective Range | 180 m (197 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Polymer |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Polymer |
| Finish | Black Nitride |
Calibers
- 9x19mm Parabellum · primary · 9mm NATO — also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO, 9x19mm
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety, Trigger Safety
- Features: Folding Design, Accepts Glock Magazines, Ambidextrous Controls, Ambidextrous Charging Handle, Reversible Magazine Release, Picatinny Rail, Integrated Iron Sights, Fully Corrosion Resistant Polymer Body
Variants
- Magpul FDC-9 — Carbine
- Magpul FDP-9 Pistol — Pistol
Production
Production years: 2025-present
Released to civilian market in early 2025 after seventeen years of development.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Magpul Industries / ZEV Technologies
Notes
The FDP-9 / FDC-9 is the long-anticipated production realization of Magpul's 2008 FMG-9 prototype, which was famously folded into a flashlight-sized package. Co-developed with ZEV Technologies, who supplies the steel internals based on their OZ9 platform. The FDC-9 variant is a registered SBR; the FDP-9 ships as a pistol with no shoulder stock.
Background
Magpul first teased the folding 9mm concept in their 2008 FMG-9 demo video - a viral clip showing what looked like a flashlight unfolding into a complete submachine gun in two seconds. The product spent the next seventeen years in legal and engineering limbo before Magpul partnered with ZEV Technologies to finally ship the FDP-9 in 2025, by which point an entire generation of internet shooters had grown up assuming the FMG-9 was vaporware.