visgaq.blogg.se - march 2023

Upon completion of their military service, commissioned officers of the can obtain ownership of their P220 service pistols by paying an administrative fee of thirty. It was followed by the, incorporating a double stack magazine. Other nations to adopt it for military use include Japan (general issue) and Denmark (which has the earlier P210 in general issue) only to special forces.

In 1975, Switzerland became the first nation to officially adopt the P220 as the 'Pistole 75' (P75) chambered in 9 mm Parabellum. For the commercial production and distribution of the P220, SIG partnered with of Germany, thus, the P220 and all subsequent pistols from and are properly known as SIG Sauer pistols.

History Not to be confused with SIG P210 series, which licensed the Petter-Browning system from SACM of France in 1938, the P220 was developed for release in 1975 for the as a replacement for the, which had been developed during World War II in service it is known as 'Pistole 75' (P75).

Two views of the same pistol, on display at castle museum.

Original production SIG Sauer P220, features a 'heel-mounted' magazine release.