Engineering:SIG Sauer P210

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Short description: Swiss semi-automatic pistol
SIG P210, now SIG Sauer P210
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Swiss Army P210
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
In service1949–present
Used bySee Users
Production history
Designer
Designed1947 as SP47/8
ManufacturerSIG Sauer formerly SIG
Produced1949–2005 , 2017–present
No. built~350,000 all variants
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass970 g (34 oz)
Length215 mm (8.5 in)
Barrel length120 mm (4.7 in) (P210-5)
Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum
7.65×21mm Parabellum
.22 Long Rifle
10mm
ActionShort Recoil Operated
Feed system8-round detachable box magazine
SightsFixed iron sights; adjustable in target variants

The SIG P210 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 49) is a locked breech self loading, semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland) by SIG. The former SIG P210 model is now the SIG Sauer P210.[1]

It is of all-steel construction chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.65×21mm Parabellum. It was used from 1949 to 1975 by the Swiss army and police units. It was also adopted and is still in service with the Military of Denmark (as M/49 Neuhausen or simply Neuhausen), in 1951 by the German Bundespolizei and in shooting sports.

The pistols were decommissioned and replaced by the SIG Sauer P220 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 75) which was designed as a replacement for the SIG P210 by the newly formed SIG Sauer company in 1975. The SIG Sauer P210 was made by SIG Sauer, GMBH in Eckenforde, Germany and was exported to SIG Sauer of New Hampshire until recently when it was announced that SIG Sauer in New Hampshire will produce the SIG Sauer P210 in Exeter, N.H. in the United States beginning in 2017.

History

The design was derived from Charles Petter's Modèle 1935A pistol. In 1937, SIG acquired a license for the Petter-Browning system from SACM in order to develop a replacement for the Luger Parabellum 06/29, which had been in service since 1900. Apparently not satisfied with the Petter Browning design or the changes they had made to it, SIG evaluated no less than 11 prototypes from 1942 through 1944. Selbstladepistole Neuhausen model 44/16 pistol production began in 1944. Some of the original Petter Browning features had been retained, specifically the self-contained firing and recoil systems. The Neuhausen 44/16 had a magazine capacity of 16 rounds.[2]

Development was slowed by the Second World War. After testing various experimental models (such as the aforementioned 44/16 with a double column magazine), the 47/8 model was adopted in Oct 1948 as the Pistole Modell 1949 and (SP47/8) for civilian market. Some previous series were tested by Swedish sport shooters and by the Danish army (Danish Defence designation Pistol M/1949).[2] In 1957, the civil designation (SP47/8) was definitively changed to P210 according to the company nomenclature policy.

The 47/8 model supported easy change of the barrels between 7.65 and 9mm Parabellum and a kit to convert to .22 caliber. See Table.[2]

44/8 44/16 Mod. SP 47/8 Mod. SP 47/8 Mod. SP 47/8
Cartridge 9mm Parabellum 9mm Parabellum 9mm Parabellum 7.65mm Parabellum .22Cal
Overall Length 215mm (8 1/2“) 215mm (8 1/2“) 215mm (8 1/2“) 215mm (8 1/2“) 215mm (8 1/2“)
Barrel Length 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4")
Sight Radius 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4") 120mm (4 3/4")
Height 130mm 143mm
Thickness 32 40
Weight 900gm 1095gm 985gm 995gm 945gm
Magazine Cap 8 16 8 8 8
Rifling mm 250 250 250 250 450
Grooves 6 6 6 4 6

Source: [2]

Variants

A SIG Sauer P210-A target model

SIG M/1949: Usually called only Neuhausen in Denmark,[2] this is the 47/8 model purchased for the Danish military and issued version for officers, military police, and special forces, chambered in 9mm Luger.[2] This is the standard sidearm in the Danish military, though heading on nearly 60 years of continuous use; the SIG M/49 is being replaced with the SIG Sauer P320 X-5 Carry, but still in service as main pistol in the Danish military.

Serial numbers starting with a P were made for private use. Those that start with an A are the property of the Swiss army. Those that start with a D belongs to the Bundesgrenzschutz issues. 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. A stamped "P" (="privat") on the front of the trigger guard shows that a weapon was left as a gift to the owner upon leaving the Armed Services. Danish and German P210s have their own special serial numbers.

Gallery

  • SIG P210-2 (note a P = Privat on the trigger guard as a gift to the owner upon leaving the Swiss Armed Services)

  • SIG 210 Legend

  • SIG 210 25-yard Bench Speer Gold Dot 124 Grain Handload

  • Experimental 44/16 with a double column 16-Round Magazine

  • SIG P210 used in Norway

  • American made SIG 210 A-9 Introduced November 2017

  • SIG P210, 1st series, on display at Morges military museum

Users

  •  Denmark: used by the Danish Defense Force[3] as m/49.[4]
  •  Kazakhstan: since 2007.[5]
  •  Latvia: used by the Latvian National Guard.[6][7]
  •  Monaco: used by the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince.[8]
  •   Switzerland: used by the Swiss Military and various police forces.[9]

References

  1. ↑ SHOT Show 2017: SIG Sauer P210 Target Pistol. https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/1/15/shot-show-2017-sig-sauer-p210-target-pistol/. Retrieved 13 February 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mathis, Howard J (1973). Firearms Identification, Volume II (2nd ed.). Springfield, Ill., USA: Charles C Thomas. pp. 646. ISBN 0-398-02355-7. https://archive.org/details/Firearms_Identification_Volume_II_2nd_Edition_1973_By_J_Howard_Mathews. 
  3. ↑ "Pistol" (in da). Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100307044015/http://www.hjv.dk/HHV/TFRK/HHD%20NORDSJ%C3%86LLAND/HVK%20SSR/materiel-udrustning-vaaben/Sider/pistol.aspx. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
  4. ↑ Wiener, Friedrich (1987). The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment. Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3. Vienna: Herold Publishers. p. 428. 
  5. ↑ "Регистрационный номер: 3.1/001 Пистолет служебный SIG P-210"
    Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 1305 от 28 декабря 2006 года "Об утверждении Государственного кадастра гражданского и служебного оружия и патронов к нему на 2007 год"
  6. ↑ "Latvia". 3 May 2013. https://worldmilitaryintel.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_6332.html. Retrieved 19 January 2020. 
  7. ↑ Tupp, Enn (2018). "Zemessardze - KASP-i ja Kaitseliidu vääriline partner" (in et). Kaitse Kodu! (Kaitseliit) 1: 34. ISSN 1406-3387. https://issuu.com/kaitse_kodu/docs/kaitse_kodu_01_2018_veeb/34. 
  8. ↑ Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco (1st ed.). Taurus Editions. ISBN 2 912976-04-9. 
  9. ↑ "SIG P210". Maxim Popenke. https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/switzerland-semi-automatic-pistols/sig-p210-eng/. Retrieved 19 January 2020. 
  • Armbruster, Erwin, & Werner Kessler (ed.). Begegnungen mit einer Legende—SIG SP 47/8 / P 210. Kessler Waffen AG, 2007. (in German) Sample
  • Doebeli, Hans P. Die SIG-Pistolen. Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag, 1981. ISBN:3-87943-739-4. (in German)
  • Vetter, Lorenz. Das große Buch der SIG-Pistolen. Dietikon-Zürich: Stocker-Schmid, 1995. ISBN:978-3-7276-7123-4. (in German)

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