SIG Sauer P220
| SIG Sauer P220 | |
|---|---|
Original production SIG Sauer P220, features a "heel-mounted" magazine release lever. Two views of the same Swiss Army pistol, on display at Morges castle museum. | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | West Germany Switzerland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1975–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Walter Ludwig, Hanspeter Sigg, Eduard Brodbeck |
| Designed | 1975 |
| Manufacturer | SIG Sauer |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
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| Length | 196 mm (7.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 112 mm (4.4 in) |
| Width | 38 mm (1.5 in) |
| Height | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
| Cartridge |
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| Action | Short recoil operation |
| Feed system | 6-round (compact "CCW" models), 7-round (flush to grip), 8-round (current extended basepad for full size P220 models), or 10-round (extended with sleeve) detachable box magazine (in .45 ACP); 9-round magazine in other calibers with the exception of .22lr conversions utilizing a 10-round magazine. |
The SIG Sauer P220 is a semi-automatic pistol designed in 1975 by the SIG Arms AG division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SIG Holding AG), and produced by J. P. Sauer & Sohn, in Eckernförde. It is currently manufactured by both SIG Sauer companies: SIG Sauer GMBH, of Eckernförde, Germany; and SIG Sauer, Inc., of New Hampshire, United States.