Swiss Army SIG P210 Pistol.

The Sig P210 also called M49 is Swiss made (by the SIGARMS company), locked breech pistol of all steel construction chambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger that was used from 1949 to 1975 by the Swiss army. It was also adopted by the Danish army and by the German border partol. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 243 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Sig P210 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 243 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Sig P210 ... Military of Switzerland On May 18, 2003, Swiss voters approved the military reform project Army XXI that will drastically reduce the size of the Swiss Army. ... SIGARMS is the American incarnation of Swiss manufacturing firm Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG), a company most famous for its firearms, as SIG Arms AG. SIGARMS was set up in 1985 in order to manufacture and import SIGs firearms into the USA, although as of 2000 it has been a... A Browning 9 millimetre semiautomatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century A pistol or handgun is a usually small firearm that can be used with one hand. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Military of Switzerland On May 18, 2003, Swiss voters approved the military reform project Army XXI that will drastically reduce the size of the Swiss Army. ...

The Sig P210 is a single-action pistol, with a magazine capacity of 8 rounds of 9mm or .30 Luger or .22LR. It has a frame mounted manual safety that blocks the trigger and a magazine disconnect safety that blocks the trigger when the magazine is removed. It has a 120mm high quality barrel and the pistol is very durable and reliable. Its hammer action is built into a removable assembly for ease of maintenance, and its slide riding inside the frame rails, rather than outside as in the traditional Browning pattern, allows for a very tight fit between the slide, barrel, and frame without compromising reliability. This construction feature contributes to the unusually high accuracy for which the SIG P210 is known. It ships with a 50 meter test target typically showing a group of 5 to 10 shots in a cluster under 5cm in diameter. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of the firearm that houses the operating parts of the gun. ... Warning signs, such as this one, can improve safety awareness. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The barrel of a firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ...

The P210 is now considered a collector's item and often fetches prices over $1100 (US).

There are a number of Sig P210 model variations.

Variations

Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol. Photographed 5th February 2004

Sig P210-1 The commercial version chambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood grips, fixed sights, and polished blued finish. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 497 KB)Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol, Photograph 5th February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 497 KB)Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol, Photograph 5th February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ...

Sig P210-2 The original Swiss army version chambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger, with plastic grips, fixed sights, and bead blasted finish.

Sig P210-3 The Swiss police version chambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood grips, fixed sights, and polished blued finish.

Sig P210-4 The German border guards issue chambered in 9 mm Luger, a modified version of the P210-2 that omits the lanyard loop and includes a plunger on its slide that allows to tell whether a round is chambered.

Sig P210-5 The extended barrel versionchambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood grips, an adjustable trigger, a 150 mm extended barrel with a detachable front sight mount, adjustable target sights, and bead blasted finish.

Sig P210-6 The sports version chambered in 9 mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood or plastic grips, an adjustable trigger, fixed or adjustable sights, and bead blasted finish, built on the standard or builheavy frame.

Sig P210-7 The .22LR rimfire version with wood or plastic grips, fixed or adjustable sights, the latter version fitted with a special cut down hammer. The special slide, barrel, recoil spring, and magazine fitted to this pistol are available as a conversion kit adaptable to all P210 centerfire models.

Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol. Photographed 5th February 2004

Sig P210-8 The deluxe sports version chambered in 9 mm Luger, with a side mounted magazine catch, wood grips, an adjustable trigger, adjustable sights, and bead blasted finish, built on the heavy frame. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (986x1079, 423 KB)Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol, Photograph 5th February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (986x1079, 423 KB)Danish Army Sig P210 Pistol, Photograph 5th February 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ...

Sig P210-5LS The 2003 version chambered in 9 mm Luger, which has a side mounted magazine catch, wood grips, adjustable sights, bead blasted finish, and a longer slide and barrel fitted on the heavy frame.

Sig P210-6S The 2003 version chambered in 9 mm Luger, which has a side mounted magazine catch, wood grips, adjustable sights, bead blasted finish, and a standard slide and barrel fitted on the heavy frame.

Sig M/49, usually called only Neuhausen in Denmark, is the Danish military issued version, chambered in 9mm Luger, and is a specially marked version of the P210-1 or P210-2. This is the standard sidearm in the Danish military, though heading on nearly 60 years of continuous use, there is currently no plans to replace it.

Serial numbers starting with a P were made for private use. Those that start with an A are the property of the Swiss army. Those that have a P added to the rear of a serial number that starts with an A have been sold by the Swiss army to civilians. Danish and German P210s have their own special serial numbers.

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