If you have a German made Classic Sig
Thank you! I bought my first German Sig a few weeks ago.

 

OTD:
One of my P6 has, instead of a City symbol,

a weird little bird like a lunatic eagle with a face indicating a meth addict .

Not kidding, I finally read somewhere that it was a proof for Bundes (federal) or Grenzschutz/ border security.

Ironisch—No more border security these days.—

 

Ironisch—No more border security these days.—

Don't tell GSG-9 there is no more border security...

 

Military and most Polizei issued pistols are not commercially proofed. The stamps on your P6 are Polizei acceptance stamps.

 

Oh I get it-maybe-

didnt they fly to Mogadishu in ‘77 to kill the Baader-Meinhof (or PLO) terrorists after the Lufthansa A-310 captain was murdered?

Maybe they still have a mission.

 

I have a 'Made in Germany' P226 with a 2006 code on the barrel hood and a U serial, so the frame, barrel, and slide are German-made. The only thing bothering me is it was proofed in Ulm. I thought all German-assembled 226 were proofed in Kiel

 

Interesting! Any pics? And I agree. From what I understand, all German SIG Sauer P226s were proofed in Kiel. The only exceptions are the Swiss market guns, which also have the Swiss proof marks in addition to the Kiel proof marks.

 

I was thinking, perhaps, it could be a complete kit assembled in the US and exported back to Germany. There are no Swiss marks to be seen, and both the frame and slide have an Eagle N stamp.

 

Or, maybe, an overrun on a military contract as It matches the specs for a military pistol.

 

overrun on a military contract

If this means anything, looking at the Eagle N stamps with the weapon in front of me, I can see that the stamp on the slide is squashed, whereas, the one on the frame is not.

Sorry for the double posts.

 

'Squashed' meaning dumpy and hardly looks like an eagle.

'Not' means thinner and recognisably an eagle.

 

Under a glass, N proofs are correct. One being better struck than the other.

 

Very helpful to have this

 

If you have a German made Classic Sig and want to know the date it was produced, this may be of help. This has been posted on other forums but I have not seen it discussed here.

Much more information is available here - courtesy of Ferrari Steve.

Exel Job Stick!... thanks for creating this post. Very nice!

 

Have used this thread many times. Very helpful.

 

I tried dating my German SIG one time... my wife was not happy!

 

Tactical Tinder 🤔

 

Just seems to me the most reliable way to date a SIG or any other firearm is to contact customer service either by phone or email. I've done that with numerous pistols and get a accurate response immediately, along with a mfg history. SIG customer service is top notch.

 

SIG is great with new production guns. With the German made frames they suck. I can easily look at the SIG serial number lists and get a way better date than SIG CS can on older guns.

 

Haven't gotten a good picture as of yet. This appears to be a German Sig Arms P226, Frame made in Germany. Chambered in .40 S&W. No history on the weapon was available. The original mags exceeded the Washington limit of 10rds and the LGS destroyed them. I did call Sig CS to review the SN and they have nothing on file. They explained that they didn't get those numbers from Germany. Because this says it was made in "Germany" and not "West Germany" and reunification was in 1991 and it took a bit to run through the WG it was produced after that date. The SN seems to suggest it was probably made in the late 1990's or more likely early 2000's. There is no mark under the chin, I didn't get a good pic of the other side of the barrel on it, however the barrel is stamped SIGSAUER. I suspect a replacement barrel. I did talk with the LGS and explained that without the box, history, and mags $800 was too high. I managed to get that down.
I will follow up with some better pics once I get it out of jail and cleaned up. Maybe others would have a better date. Willard?

 

You do not have a "German" Sig, in the sense, that a "German" Sig Sauer would have been manufactured and assembled in Germany.

Your Sig was assembled in the US, of parts made in both Germany (Frame), and the US.

I believe the railed Frames did not come out until around 2004.

The "mark" on your Barrels lug, is from where the Barrel itself was "proof fired". But the whole pistol was not proofed, as it was not made and assembled in Germany.

Since the original grips appear to have been replaced, going from the mold dates to establish an exact time frame is impossible. From the other "site" it could be late 2004.

 

I thought by the thread title that this was a Craigslist listing personal ad for finding a date.

 

Lots of ways to find a happy ending.

 

What do you consider the sweet period?

 

I have spoken with Sig CS again. Not very clear about the date of assembly. I was mostly curious because the information stamped on the frame. I did clean it, field strip cleaning, and took it to the range. Cycles without issues. I put 50 rounds of AE 40S&W 180 gr. Nice weight. Seems a bit smaller than my MK25 and the rail is a bit different as well. I did arrange to send it to Sig for the $150 treatment. Should be back in a couple of weeks.

 

Ran across this site today:

SIG Model P226 .40 S&W Variant-2

www.genitron.com

The description makes some sense i.e. the years seem to be relevant.

 

I'm checking out a German P220 Sunday. does anybody know when it was made?
G262503

 

Looks like 1996. Look and see if it has the peened W.

 

Received my P226 hybrid .40 S&W back from Sig. Took advantage of the pistol service package. Cleaned in detail, replaced all springs, lube and oil, they did find that an SRT kit had been installed, (which was good news) and found no other issues. I did replace the grips with black Sig polymer, installed the extended takedown lever, and a solid SS guide rod. Picked up some 10rd Mec-Gar magazines.

Heading back out to the range on Wednesday.

 

very nice

 

I have a chance of getting a "Made in W. Germany P220" and it looks like it's definitely LATE 80s or EARLY 90s at best. Serial number is G 2297xx

am I correct?