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Do you consider the P220 the first "real" Sig, or the P210?
Sig bought a license for the French SACM 1935A, which they then tweaked to become the Sig P210.
Later on in 1975, Sig released the P220, which appears to be their own design.
Personally, I don't consider the P210 to be the first real Sig, since it was a licensed copy of something else. To me, the P220 is the first "real" Sig, even though every pistol design is inspired by something else.
SIG began to make 210s in 1947 (although you are correct that they licensed the patent for the French SACM 7.65 mm service pistol). It was the company's first handgun, although they'd been producing long arms since 1860.
Schweitzerische Industrie Gesselschaft approached J.P. Sauer and Sohn abot collaborating on the P220 in the early 1970s, and annexed Sauer in 1974, becoming SIG Sauer.
So is the 210 a SIG? Absolutely. Is it the first pistol that SIG designed all on its own? No. That would be the 220.
A P220 started my Signess back in the early 90’s. Does anyone know how long they kept the “heel” magazine release?
I was too young to keep records of that gun but now I’m really curious how old it actually was.
I'd say the P210 is a distant and in some respects superior cousin of the P220, but the P220 is where Sig as we know it began. Kinda apples and oranges.
The P210 was a real SIG. Whether it was the first, I'm not sure. The P220 was the first SIG Sauer. There is a difference even though most of us use SIG as shorthand for SIG Sauer.
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