SIG P220 Specifications
Country of origin:	Switzerland
In production:
Operation:	Semiautomatic, mechanically locked, recoil operated
Action:	Double or simple action
Cartridge:	9mm Parabellum, .45 ACP
Length:	198 mm
Weight:	800 g (1130 g in stainless steel)
Barrel:	112 mm
Rifling:	400 mm, 1 in 16
Magazine capacity:	7/8 rounds in .45
Magazine type:	detachable box
Rate of fire:
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The SIG SAUER P220 is a popular handgun available in .45 ACP as well as 9mm and .38 Super. It also comes in P220R and P220ST versions. The base and R models have an alloy frame with a blued steel slide; the ST model has a stainless steel frame and slide. The R and ST models also have an accessory rail along the top of the frame, beneath the slide and barrel, allowing fitting of accessories such as tactical lights or laser aiming aids. The P220 has also been imported to the United States as the Browning Double Action (BDA) in 9mm, .38 Super (rare), and .45 ACP. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2276x1616, 315 KB) Pistolet SIG P220 dordonnance de larmée suisse Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Sig P220 ... Ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds are popular handgun ammunition. ... The . ... 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 handgun is a firearm small enough to be carried and used in one hand. ... The . ... ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds are popular handgun ammunition. ... The . ... An alloy is a combination, either in solution or compound, of two or more elements, which has a combination of at least one metal, and where the resultant material has metallic properties. ... 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. ... The pinnacle of New Yorks Chrysler Building is clad with stainless steel In metallurgy, stainless steel (inox) is defined as a ferrous alloy with a minimum of 10. ... Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ...

History

The Sig P220 was developed for the Swiss Army as a replacement for the Sig P210, which had been developed during World War II; in service it is known as "pistol Model 75". For development of the P220, Sig collaborated with JP Sauer of Germany, thus, the P220 and all subsequent pistols from SIG are properly known as SIG-Sauer pistols. The P220 operates by the locked breech short-recoil method pioneered by John Browning. 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. ... Swiss Army SIG P210 Pistol. ... John Moses Browning (January 21, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the U.S. military for decades in the 20th century. ...

In 1975, Switzerland became the first nation to officially adopt the P220 as the Model 75 chambered in 9mm Parabellum. Other nations to adopt it for military use include Japan, Denmark, Canada and France. It was succeeded by the Sig P226. The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)-Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol originally chambered for 9mm Luger. ...

Variants

P220 ST

A version of the Sig P220 handgun made by SIGARMS with a reversible magazine release, stainless steel slide, and stainless steel fame.

P245

The Sig P245 is a version of the SIGARMS Sig P220 pistol that was designed to be used as a concealed weapon. The Sig P245 has a reversible magazine realease so you have the option of using your left thumb instead of your right while dumping magazines.

Images

Swiss military P220, like this model, do not feature a safety, opened SIG P220 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1749x1128, 183 KB) SIG 226 of the Swiss Army Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Sig P220 ...

Firing of a military P220 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1164x831, 135 KB) Pisolet SIG 226 Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Sig P220 ...

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