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SIG-Sauer

NOTE: In the past, some IMFDB users have mis-spelled "SIG-Sauer" as "Sig Sauer". "Sig Sauer" is not the correct spelling; "SIG" is an acronym for Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft ("Swiss Industrial Society" in German), and thus, all three letters should be capitalized. Also, it is preferred that IMFDB users put a hyphen between "SIG" and "Sauer".

About

SIG-Sauer was formed in the late 1970's when Swiss weapons manufacturer SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, or Swiss Industrial Company) partnered with the German firm Sauer & Son. The SIG-Sauer line of handguns began in 1975 with the SIG Sauer P220. Prior to World War II, Sauer had been primarily a maker of shotguns and hunting rifles. During the war, they produced a handgun, the Sauer 38H, but afterwards had retreated from this market. With SIG as their partner/owner, Sauer returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. American corporation Sterling Arms started to manufacture imported P230 in 1975 (whole two years before SIG-Sauer's own line started!), but exact number of guns manufactured is unknown and was probably very low. In 1985, after Sterling Arms departure from the market, SIGARMS Inc. was created as the American branch of SIG in Tysons Corner, Virginia to import the P220 and P230. In 1987 SIGARMS moved to Herndon, Virginia, and in 1990 moved to Exeter, New Hampshire to accommodate new manufacturing. SIGARMS, and its European sister companies, Sauer & Sohn, Blaser, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH and Swiss Arms were bought by Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier in October, 2000. On October 1, 2007 SIGARMS officially changed their name to SIG Sauer Inc.

Specifications

Founded: 1975

Country: Germany

Products: Pistols, Submachine Guns, Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Grenade Launchers

Guns

Pistols

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
Sauer 38H	.32 ACP	8	1938-1945
SIG P210	9x19mm	8	1949-2003 2010-Present
SIG-Sauer P220	9x19mm 45 ACP .38 Super 7.65mm Luger	9 7 or 8 9 9	1975-Present	P220 Sport P220R P220 Carry P220 Match
SIG-Sauer P225	9x19mm	8	1975-2000	P6
SIG-Sauer P226	9x19mm .40 S&W .357 SIG	15 12 12	1984-Present	P226R P226 Navy P226 Elite P226 E2 P226 SL Sport II
SIG-Sauer P228	9x19mm	13	1989-1991 (SIG still produces the railed version for the military)	P228R
SIG-Sauer P229	9x19mm .40 S&W .357 SIG	13/15 12 12	1991-Present	P229R P229 Equinox P229 Sport
SIG-Sauer P230	.380 ACP	7	1977-1996	P230 Stainless P230 Two-Tone P230 Blued
SIG-Sauer P232	.380 ACP .32 ACP	7 8	1996-Present	P232 Stainless
SIG-Sauer P238	.380 ACP	6	2009-Present
SIG-Sauer P239	9x19mm .40 S&W .357 SIG	8 7 7	1996-Present
SIG-Sauer P250	9x19mm .40 S&W .357 SIG .45 ACP	12, 15, 17 9, 13, 14 9, 13, 14 6, 9, 10	2007-Present	P250 Full Size P250 Compact P250 Subcompact
SIG-Sauer P320	9x19mm .357 SIG .40 S&W .45 ACP	12, 15, 17 10, 13, 14 9, 13, 14 6, 9, 10	2014-Present		200px
SIG-Sauer P938	9x19mm	6	2012-Present
SIG Pro SP2009	9mm	15	1999-2002
SIG Pro SP2340	.40 S&W .357 SIG	12	1998-2002
SIG Pro SP2022	9x19mm .40S&W .357 SIG	15 12 12	2002-Present
SIG-Sauer Mosquito	.22 LR	10	2005-Present
SIG-Sauer GSR (now called the SIG-Sauer 1911)	.45 ACP	8	2004-Present

Submachine Guns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
SIG-Sauer MPX	9x19mm .40 S&W .357 SIG	10, 20, 30	2013-present	MPX-K MPX-SD MPX-C MPX-P

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants
SIG-Sauer MCX	5.56x45mm NATO 7.62x39mm .300 BLK	30	2015-present	MCX Carbine MCX SBR MCX Pistol
SIG-Sauer 516 Series	5.56x45mm NATO 7.62x39mm	30	2011-present	516 Patrol 516 FDE 516 OD Green 516 Russian
SIG SG 510	7.5mm Swiss 7.62x51mm NATO	20, 24, 30 20, 24, 30	1957-1983
SIG SG 540	5.56x45mm	20, 30	1977-2002	SIG SG 543
SIG SG 542	7.62x21mm	20, 30	??
SIG SG 550	5.56x45mm NATO	5, 20, 30 round proprietary box magazine	1986-Present
SIG SG 551	5.56x45mm NATO	5, 20, 30	90s-Present
SIG SG 552	5.56x45mm NATO	5, 20, 30	1998-Present	SIG SG 553
SIG SG 556	5.56x45mm NATO	5, 20, 30	2006-Present	SIG SG 556 Classic

Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced
SIG SG 550 SR	5.56x45mm NATO	5, 20, 30	1988-????
SIG SG 556 DMR	5.56x45mm	5, 20, 30	????-Present
Sauer Model 202	.22-250 Rem .243 Win .25-06 Rem .270 Win .308 Win .30-06 Sprg	2 3 5	????-Present
SIG-Sauer SSG 3000	7.62x51mm NATO	5	2000-Present
SG 511	.50 BMG	5	2011-Present

Machine Guns

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
SIG MG50	.30-06	50 250	1951-????	M/51

Grenade Launchers

Weapon	Caliber(s)	Capacity	Produced	Variants	Image
SIG GL 5040	40x46mm	1	1997-Present	SIG GL 5140

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 =About=
-SIG-Sauer was formed in the late 1970's when Swiss weapons manufacturer SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, or Swiss Industrial Company) partnered with the German firm Sauer & Son. The SIG-Sauer line of handguns began in 1975 with the SIG Sauer P220. Prior to World War II, Sauer had been primarily a maker of shotguns and hunting rifles. During the war, they produced a handgun, the Sauer 38H, but afterwards had retreated from this market. With SIG as their partner/owner, Sauer returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. In 1985, SIGARMS Inc. was created as the American branch of SIG in Tysons Corner, Virginia to import the P220 and P230. In 1987 SIGARMS moved to Herndon, Virginia, and in 1990 moved to Exeter, New Hampshire to accommodate new manufacturing. SIGARMS, and its European sister companies, Sauer & Sohn, Blaser, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH and Swiss Arms were bought by Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier in October, 2000. On October 1, 2007 SIGARMS officially changed their name to SIG Sauer Inc.
+SIG-Sauer was formed in the late 1970's when Swiss weapons manufacturer SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, or Swiss Industrial Company) partnered with the German firm Sauer & Son. The SIG-Sauer line of handguns began in 1975 with the SIG Sauer P220. Prior to World War II, Sauer had been primarily a maker of shotguns and hunting rifles. During the war, they produced a handgun, the Sauer 38H, but afterwards had retreated from this market. With SIG as their partner/owner, Sauer returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. American corporation [[Sterling Arms]] started to manufacture imported P230 in 1975 (whole two years before SIG-Sauer's own line started!), but exact number of guns manufactured is unknown and was probably very low. In 1985, after [[Sterling Arms]] departure from the market, SIGARMS Inc. was created as the American branch of SIG in Tysons Corner, Virginia to import the P220 and P230. In 1987 SIGARMS moved to Herndon, Virginia, and in 1990 moved to Exeter, New Hampshire to accommodate new manufacturing. SIGARMS, and its European sister companies, Sauer & Sohn, Blaser, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH and Swiss Arms were bought by Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier in October, 2000. On October 1, 2007 SIGARMS officially changed their name to SIG Sauer Inc.
 =Specifications=
-'''Founded: ''' 1985
+'''Founded: ''' 1975
 '''Country: ''' Germany
-'''Products: '''Pistols, Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Grenade Launchers
+'''Products: '''Pistols, Submachine Guns, Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Grenade Launchers
 =Guns=
-==Handguns==
+==Pistols==
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
+|-
+|[[Sauer 38H]]||.32 ACP||8||1938-1945|| ||[[File:Sauer38H.jpg|200px]]
 |-
 |[[SIG P210]]||9x19mm||8||1949-2003<br>2010-Present|| ||[[File:Sig P210.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P220]]||9x19mm<br>45 ACP<br>.38 Super<br>7.65mm Luger||9<br>7 or 8<br>9<br>9<br>||1975-Present||[[SIG-Sauer_P220_pistol_series#SIG-Sauer_P220_Sport|SIG-Sauer P220 Sport]]<br>SIG-Sauer P220R<br>SIG-Sauer P220 Carry<br>SIG-Sauer P220 Match||[[File:SigP220Black.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P220]]||9x19mm<br>45 ACP<br>.38 Super<br>7.65mm Luger||9<br>7 or 8<br>9<br>9<br>||1975-Present||[[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG-Sauer P220 Sport|P220 Sport]]<br>P220R<br>P220 Carry<br>P220 Match||[[File:SigP220Black.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG-Sauer P225]]||9x19mm||8||1975-2000||[[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG-Sauer P225 / P6|P6]]||[[File:SIG-Sauer-P225.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG-Sauer P226]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||15<br>12<br>12||1984-Present||P226R<br>P226 Navy<br>[[SIG-Sauer P226 Elite|P226 Elite]]<br>P226 E2<br>[[SIG-Sauer P226 SL Sport II|P226 SL Sport II]]||[[File:SigP226.jpg|200px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG-Sauer P228]]||9x19mm||13||1989-1991<br>(SIG still produces the railed version for the military)||P228R||[[File:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer_P220_pistol_series#SIG-Sauer_P225_.2F_P6|SIG-Sauer P225]]||9x19mm||8||1975-2000||[[SIG-Sauer_P220_pistol_series#SIG-Sauer_P225_.2F_P6|SIG-Sauer P6]]||[[File:SIG-Sauer-P225.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P229]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||13/15<br>12<br>12||1991-Present||P229R<br>P229 Equinox<br>[[SIG-Sauer P229 Sport|P229 Sport]]||[[File:SIGP229.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P226]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||15<br>12<br>12||1984-Present||SIG-Sauer P226R<br>SIG-Sauer P226 Navy<br>[[SIG-Sauer P226 Elite]]<br>SIG-Sauer P226 E2<br>[[SIG-Sauer P226 SL Sport II]]||[[File:SigP226.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P230#P230|SIG-Sauer P230]]||.380 ACP||7||1977-1996|| P230 Stainless<br>P230 Two-Tone<br>P230 Blued ||[[File:SigP230SS.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P228]]||9x19mm||13||1989-1991<br>(SIG still produces the railed version for the military)||SIG-Sauer P228R||[[File:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P232]]||.380 ACP<br>.32 ACP||7<br>8||1996-Present||P232 Stainless||[[File:SIGP232.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P229]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||13/15<br>12<br>12||1991-Present||SIG-Sauer P229R<br>SIG-Sauer P229 Equinox<br>[[SIG-Sauer P229 Sport]]||[[File:SIGP229.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P238]]||.380 ACP||6||2009-Present|| ||[[File:SIGSauerP238.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P230]]||.380 ACP||7||1977-1996|| ||[[File:SigP230SS.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P239]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||8<br>7<br>7||1996-Present|| ||[[File:SigP239.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P232]]||.380 ACP<br>.32 ACP||7<br>8||1996-Present||SIG-Sauer P232 Stainless||[[File:SIGP232.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P250]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG<br>.45 ACP||12, 15, 17<br>9, 13, 14<br>9, 13, 14<br>6, 9, 10||2007-Present||[[SIG-Sauer P250 Compact#SIG P250 Full Size|P250 Full Size]]<br>[[SIG P250 Compact|P250 Compact]]<br>[[SIG P250 Subcompact|P250 Subcompact]]||[[File:SIG P250c right.JPG|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P239]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.350 SIG||8<br>7<br>7||1996-Present|| ||[[File:SigP239.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P320]]||9x19mm<br>.357 SIG<br>.40 S&W<br>.45 ACP||12, 15, 17<br>10, 13, 14<br>9, 13, 14<br>6, 9, 10||2014-Present|| ||[[File:SIGP320.jpg|200px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG-Sauer P250]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG<br>.45 ACP||12, 15, 17<br>9, 13, 14<br>9, 13, 14<br>6, 9, 10||2007-Present||[[SIG-Sauer_P250_Compact#SIG_P250_Full_Size|SIG-Sauer P250 Full Size]]<br>[[SIG-Sauer P250 Compact]]<br>[[SIG-Sauer P250 Subcompact]]||[[File:SIG P250c right.JPG|200px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer P938]]||9x19mm||6||2012-Present|| ||[[File:SIG-SauerP938.jpg|200px]]
 |-
 |[[SIG Pro SP2009]]||9mm||15||1999-2002|| ||[[File:Gsg9-1.jpg|200px]]
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 |}
-==Rifles==
+==Submachine Guns==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Weapon'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Caliber(s)'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Capacity'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
+|-
+|[[SIG-Sauer MPX]]||9x19mm<br>.40 S&W<br>.357 SIG||10, 20, 30||2013-present||MPX-K<br>MPX-SD<br>MPX-C<BR>MPX-P||[[File:SIG MPX.jpg|250px]]
+|}
+==Assault Rifles==
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 |-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
 |-
-|[[SIG SG 510]]||7.5mm Swiss<br>7.62x51mm||20, 24, 30<br>20, 24, 30||1957–1983|| ||[[File:SIG-StG-57.jpg|300px]]
+|[[SIG-Sauer MCX]]||5.56x45mm NATO<br>7.62x39mm<br>.300 BLK||30|| 2015-present || MCX Carbine<br>MCX SBR<br>MCX Pistol ||[[File:SS MCX Patrol.jpg|300px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG-Sauer 516 Series]]||5.56x45mm NATO<br>7.62x39mm||30||2011-present||516 Patrol<br>516 FDE<br>516 OD Green<br>516 Russian ||[[File:516-Patrol.jpg|300px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG SG 510]]||7.5mm Swiss<br>7.62x51mm NATO||20, 24, 30<br>20, 24, 30||1957-1983|| ||[[File:SIG-StG-57.jpg|300px]]
 |-
 |[[SIG SG 540]]||5.56x45mm||20, 30||1977-2002||[[SIG SG 543]]||[[File:Sig sg540 1.jpg|300px]]
@@ Line 72: / Line 97: @@
 |[[SIG SG 550]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30 round proprietary box magazine||1986-Present|| ||[[File:SIG550.jpg|300px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG SG 551]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||??-Present|| ||[[File:Sig-551.jpg|300px]]
+|[[SIG SG 551]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||90s-Present|| ||[[File:Sig-551.jpg|300px]]
 |-
 |[[SIG SG 552]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||1998-Present||[[SIG SG 553]]||[[File:SIG SG552.jpg|300px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG SG 556]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||2006-Present|| ||[[File:Sig556 classic.jpg|300px]]
+|[[SIG SG 556]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||2006-Present||SIG SG 556 Classic||[[File:Sig556 classic.jpg|300px]]
 |-
@@ Line 91: / Line 116: @@
 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
 |-
-|[[SIG SG 550 SR]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||??|| ||[[File:550sniper.jpg|300px]]
+|[[SIG SG 550 SR]]||5.56x45mm NATO||5, 20, 30||1988-????|| ||[[File:550sniper.jpg|301px]]
+|-
+|[[SIG SG 556 DMR]]||5.56x45mm || 5, 20, 30 || ????-Present||||[[File:556-DMR-Bi-Pod-Up.jpg|300px]]
+|-
+|[[Sauer Model 202]]||.22-250 Rem<br>.243 Win<br>.25-06 Rem<br>.270 Win<br>.308 Win<br>.30-06 Sprg||2<br>3<br>5 || ????-Present|| ||[[File:Sauer202.jpg|300px]]
 |-
 |[[SIG-Sauer SSG 3000]]||7.62x51mm NATO||5||2000-Present|| ||[[File:SSG3000.jpg|300px]]
 |-
-|[[AMSD OM 50 Nemesis#Swiss Arms SG 511|SG 511]]||.50 BMG||5||2011-Present|| ||[[File:SAN 511-2 (27.5).jpg|300px]]
+|[[SG 511]]||.50 BMG||5||2011-Present|| ||[[File:SAN 511-2 (27.5).jpg|300px]]
 |-
-|[[SIG50]]||.50 BMG||5||2011-Present|| ||[[File:SIG50.jpg|300px]]
+|}
+== Machine Guns==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Weapon'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Caliber(s)'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Capacity'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
+|-
+|[[SIG MG50]] || .30-06 || 50<BR>250||1951-????||M/51||[[File:SIG_MG50.jpg|200px]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 111: / Line 152: @@
 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
 |-
-|[[SIG GL 5040]]||40x46mm||1||1997-Present|| ||[[File:SIG GL 5040.jpg|200px]]
+|[[SIG GL 5040]]||40x46mm||1||1997-Present|| SIG GL 5140 ||[[File:SIG GL 5040.jpg|200px]]
 |-
 |}
+=See Also=
+*[[SIG-Sauer P220 Pistol Series Gallery]]- A guide to identifying different variants of the P220 line.
 [[Category:Manufacturer]]

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