Sig P210

The Sig P210 also called M49 is Swiss made (by the SIGARMS company), locked breech pistol of all steel construction chambered in 9mm 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.

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 action is built into a removable assembly for ease of maintenance, and its slide rides inside the frame rails, ensuring very high accuracy. The SIG P210 ships with a 50 meter test target typically showing a group of 5 to 10 shots in a cluster under 5cm in diameter.

There are a number of Sig P210 model variations.

Variations

Sig P210-1 The commercial version chambered in 9mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood grips, fixed sights, and polished blued finish.

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

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

Sig P210-4 The German border guards issue chambered in 9mm 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 9mm Luger and .30 Luger, with wood grips, an adjustable trigger, a 150mm extended barrel with a detachable front sight mount, adjustable target sights, and bead blasted finish.

Sig P210-6 The sports version chambered in 9mm 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.

Sig P210-8 The deluxe sports version chambered in 9mm Luger, with a side mounted magazine catch, wood grips, an adjustable trigger, adjustable sights, and bead blasted finish, built on the heavy frame.

Sig P210-5LS The 2003 version chambered in 9mm 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 9mm 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 continuously use, there is currently no plans to replace it.

Serial numbers staring 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.

External links

• Further information on the Sig P210 pistol (http://www.gunshopfinder.com/sig/sigP2106.asp)
• SIG P210 history and images. (http://www.p210.com/)de:Sig 210