SIG P210
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| Civil name: | P210 |
| Military designation: | Pistole 49, M / 49, Modèle 49, Pistole Neuhausen, P2 |
| Country of operation: | Switzerland, Germany , Denmark and others |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Charles L. Petter, SIG |
| Manufacturer country: | Switzerland , Germany |
| Production time: | 1947 to 2006 |
| Model variants: | P210-1 to -8 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 215 mm |
| Total height: | 145 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.970 kg |
| Barrel length : | 120 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 9 mm Parabellum , 7.65 × 21 mm Luger , .22 lfB |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 8 cartridges |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Visor : | Fixed visor, sport versions: micrometer |
| Closure : | Browning locking system |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
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The SIG P210 pistol is a recoil loader with a lock in the Browning system . In contrast to the first Browning pistols produced in large series (typical example Colt M1911 ), unlocking is not done by a chain link, but by a gate corresponding to the FN High Power pistol. Typical of the SIG P210 and its successors, which are manufactured in Germany today, is the production by milling out of solid material and the high manufacturing precision achieved with it. It is still used in certain shooting disciplines. In the Swiss Army , it was replaced by the SIG P220 from 1975 .
The weapon is considered an example of technical superlatives and is highly valued by shooters and collectors. Even the military version does not need to shy away from comparison with sporting weapons, since only the sights, the fine-tuning of the trigger and small details are different in the competition versions.
The SIG P210 was manufactured ex works in the calibers 9 mm × 19 and 7.65 × 21 mm Luger as well as .22 lfB . In contrast to the 9 mm and 7.65 mm systems, the .22 lfB variant is unlocked. The three systems are interchangeable.
history
After the SACM (Pistolet automatique modèle) was developed in 1935 by the Swiss designer Charles Petter , SIG acquired a license in 1937 to develop a new self-loading pistol. The development of the weapon was not stopped until after the Second World War - on the initiative of the Swiss Army Command, which wanted to replace the Parabellum orderly pistol in caliber 7.65 mm and the orderly revolver in caliber 7.5 mm .
After testing various test models , including those from the Bern weapons factory , the P210-1 was first delivered to the Swiss Army as a standard model (original designation SP47 / 8) in 1947. A first series was delivered to Swedish sport shooters and the Danish army. In Swiss army was pistol as a gun 49 introduced.
SIG manufactured a total of 113,110 pistols of this type. The last major order from the authorities went to the German Federal Border Guard in 1951 .
At the beginning of 2006, the previous manufacturer, Swiss Arms AG, decided to stop production of the P210. The P210 can therefore no longer be found on the Swiss Arms AG website.
At the IWA 2010 in Nuremberg, SIG Sauer from Eckernförde presented the redesigned P210 Legend in 9 mm × 19 caliber with internal fall protection in heavy-frame design. The sights now have a square rear notch, the former magazine holder has been replaced by a magazine release button on the top left and the magazine bottom has an ergonomically improved shape.
Versions
- SIG P 47/8, later SIG P210-1. The civil version in 9 × 19 and .30 Luger , with wooden handle scales, fixed sights, slide and handle are finely finished and burnished, bolt holder flat, ribbed. Without a catch on the tap.
- SIG Ordnance pistol of the Swiss Army, official designation 9 mm pistol 49 , in 9 × 19, first version, serial number A 100001 - A 109710, wooden grip panels, lanyard eyelet, fixed sights. Slide and grip finely finished and burnished. Lock holder flat, corrugated. Without catch on the cock, later exchange for cocks with catch.
- SIG orderly pistol of the Swiss Army, official designation 9 mm pistol 49 , in 9 × 19, second version, serial number from A 109711, plastic grip plates, lanyard eyelet, fixed sights. Slide and handle finely finished and burnished, cantilevered bolt holder, horizontally ribbed, catch on the tap.
- SIG P210-3 The version of the Swiss police force in 9 × 19 and .30 Luger, with wooden grips, fixed sights, with charge indicator, slide and grip are finely finished and burnished
- SIG P210-4 The Federal Border Guard version, in 9 × 19 a modified version of the P210-3 with plastic or wooden handles, with a loading indicator without a lanyard hole
- SIG P210-5 The sport versions with longer barrel (150 mm) in 9 × 19 and .30 Luger, wooden grips, adjustable sport sights, adjustable trigger, slide and grip are sandblasted and burnished.
- SIG P210-6 The sports versions in 9 × 19 and .30 Luger, wooden or plastic grips, adjustable or fixed sights, adjustable trigger on a standard or heavy frame. The slide and handle are sandblasted and burnished
- SIG P210-7 The version in .22 LR wooden or plastic grips, adjustable or fixed sights. A specially made slide, barrel, magazine and springs as well as a machined hammer in the version with micrometer sight complete this KK version. The barrel and slide are unlocked.
- SIG P210-8 A sports version with side magazine release and heavy frame grip, wooden grip panels, adjustable sports sights from a third party manufacturer, slide and grip are sandblasted and burnished. Of this version only 250 pieces were made, 200 pieces were bought on behalf of an Arab sheikh as a present for his commanding officers ???
- SIG P210-5LS The 2003 version in 9 × 19, which has a side magazine release, wooden grips, an adjustable sports sight and a longer slide and barrel on a heavy frame. The slide and handle are sandblasted and burnished.
- SIG M / 49 The Danish army version in 9 × 19, a specially marked (HTK or FKF) version of the P210-1 or the P210-2.
- P210 Legend Latest version from 2010 made by SIG Sauer in Germany, with heavy frame, magazine holder on the side, variants P210 Target (5 ") and P 210 Supertarget (6") also in silver finish
See also
literature
- Erwin Armbruster, Werner Kessler (ed.): Encounters with a legend . SIG SP 47/8 / P 210. Kessler Waffen AG, 2007.
- Hans P. Doebeli: The SIG pistols . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-87943-739-4 .
- Lorenz Vetter: The big book of SIG pistols . Stocker-Schmid, Dietikon-Zurich 1995, ISBN 978-3-7276-7123-4 .
Web links
- wiki.waffen-online.de (source of this article)
- Further information on the SIG P210 pistol
- Swiss Film Weekly January 13, 1950: The new army pistol (2 min.)