SIG Sauer P220

SIG Sauer P220
SIG Sauer P220
	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	862 g (1.900 lb); 1,130 g (2.49 lb) stainless steel;
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	9×19mm Parabellum (discontinued); 7.65×21mm Parabellum (discontinued); 9mm Steyr (discontinued); .38 Super (discontinued); 10mm Auto; .45 ACP; .22 LR with conversion kit;
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.

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