SIG Sauer P220 | |
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![]() 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 |
Production history | |
Designer | Walter Ludwig, Hanspeter Sigg, Eduard Brodbeck |
Designed | 1975 |
Manufacturer | SIG Sauer |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass |
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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.[1] [2]