Sig manufacture question please

[Steve F]

I was wondering if the recent made Sigs are made from German parts,assembled in the US,or 100% built here or ??


Thanks,Steve

 

[Jim Watson]

Sigarms says they are building guns here.
The early milled slide guns, P229 - .40 cal were made with German receivers and US slides.

 

[porterdog]

As I understand it, any of the stamped-slide guns (228, 226, 225 (?)) have german parts; the stamping machinery is expensive and has not been reproduced in the US AFAIK. The more recent offerings such as the 229 and 239 with carved-from-stainless-billet slides are US made.

hth,
Robert

 

[Tecolote]

Ok, here goes:



P220 Stainless slide
Slide made in the US
Frame and barrel made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P220 Stamped slide made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P220 Stainless slide
Slide made in the US
Frame and barrel made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P225
Made and assembled in Germany

P228
Made in Germany
Assembled in US

P226 Stainless slide (SIG Arms no longer sells stamped slide P226s)
Slide made in the US
Frame and barrel made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P229
Slide made in the US
Frame and barrel made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P239
Slide made in the US
Frame and barrel made in Germany
Assembled in the US

P232 made and assembled in Germany

IIRC on the ST models, frame and slides made in US, anyone know for sure?

 

[outofbattery]

My SP2340's frame was made in Switzerland but I'm not certain on the slide . As it is not marked otherwise , I assume it was milled in New Hampshire .

 

[PowderBurn]

Can anyone compare/contrast the German vs. US slides? I've seen quite a few used Sigs on the market and wasn't really sure which is preferable.

 

[Ivy Mike]

Another thing I noticed was that some Sigs are marked as being made in W. Germany. Do these pre-date the fall of the Berlin wall or are they all marked that way regardless of date of manufacture?

 

[Tecolote]

West German marked SIGs are from the pre-1990 to early 1990s period. SIG continued using left over West Germany parts after 1990. Check the proofmarks to find out the date your German SIG was made.

The stamped slides are less corrosion resistant than the stainless slides. Stamped slides are only for 9mm SIGs and they're also 1 oz lighter than the stainless 9mm slides.

 

[silverlance]

are there any german slides for the p229?

i know, i know.. none sold here... but were any made that were to be sold in europe?

 

[MadMercS55]

In the early days of SIG's cast slides, were they ever made by Ruger for SIG? I've heard this bit of info over and over and never got much beyond gunshop\forum rumors on it.

 

[Falconeer]

A bit late to chime in, but if you have a serial number you can call SigArms (603-772-2302) and they'll give you build date and other info on a particular firearm. I've found it essential for purchasing used Sigs, especially when night sights are installed. Don't want to pay for night sights that are too dim to use.