[Ken9]

I have an older P226, made in W.Germany and I just noticed on the left side of the slide, next to the SIG SAUER engraving, were the words SIGARMS INC - Herndon VA - Did Sig ever have a presence in Northern VA or do you think this was something engraved aftermarket by a local dealer? Curious

 

[cvh311]

Yes, Herndon and Tyson's Corner prior to Exeter.

 

[bearone2]

be careful if it has scalloped/mud rails, these were early on & eliminated with later 226's.

 

[wgsigs]

"Mud rails" were only on Tysons Corner imported P226s made in 1986 and 1987. I don't believe Sigarms moved to Herndon, VA until 1988. I may be off about the year of the move, but I'm pretty sure about the mud rails.

 

[bearone2]

you're probably right, thank you for the time frame reference.

 

[DBS]

1985: Tyson's Corner
1987: Herndon
1990: Exeter (with actual production beginning there in 1992 with the P229)

Mud rails started in '86 and ended about halfway through '87.

 

[Ken9]

Very interesting, Thanks! Mine is stamped JJ which I believe is 1988 (?). Follow up question would be, where would the best place be to get parts for this gun?

 

[bblr]

My Herndon VA P226 is amazing U188xxx

 

[bblr]

Very interesting, Thanks! Mine is stamped JJ which I believe is 1988 (?). Follow up question would be, where would the best place be to get parts for this gun?

Top Gun Supply gets great references on this site.

 

[DBS]

Top Gun Supply gets great references on this site.

+1

 

[juaninthechamber]

Very interesting, Thanks! Mine is stamped JJ which I believe is 1988 (?). Follow up question would be, where would the best place be to get parts for this gun?

Another +1 for Top Gun Supply. I picked up a Herndon P226 a few months ago and it came with one 10 round mag. Springs in that mag were weak, and shortly after my first 50 rds through the gun it would stop cycling properly, basically reducing it to a single shot pistol. I had no problems when using my other P226 mags. So after checking different websites for a 10 rd spring, I ordered one from Top Gun due to their pricing and good reputation from this site. Received the spring a few days later, installed it, tested it and the mag was good to go.

Great pickup for you Ken. W German Sigs continue to amaze me with how accurate they are and how soft they recoil (even the P220).

 

[TimKempAK]

be careful if it has scalloped/mud rails, these were early on & eliminated with later 226's.

Bear is there a "problem" with 'mud rails' ? I ask because today I was looking around at a LGS and they have a "JJ" framed (1988), P226 9mm with W Germany on the right side of the slide and Herndon VA on the left side. The looks to be in great shape, a tad pricey, I think though. Anyway, it also does have mudrails.

 

[TimKempAK]

So ... "mudrails" problem ?

 

[DBS]

Bear is there a "problem" with 'mud rails' ? I ask because today I was looking around at a LGS and they have a "JJ" framed (1988), P226 9mm with W Germany on the right side of the slide and Herndon VA on the left side. The looks to be in great shape, a tad pricey, I think though. Anyway, it also does have mudrails.

If it is date-coded '88, then it cannot have mudrails.

Mudrails were discontinued in '87.

Guns with them were more prone to frame-cracking, but even so it was/is still unlikely.

 

[12131]

"Mud rails" were only on Tysons Corner imported P226s made in 1986 and 1987. I don't believe Sigarms moved to Herndon, VA until 1988. I may be off about the year of the move, but I'm pretty sure about the mud rails.

Actually, they moved to Herndon in 1987. There are Tysons Corner 226s, and there also are Herndon P226s from 1987.
A while back, there was a member who posted his 1987 (JH) Herndon P226. My memory is failing me whether it was this site or the green site. Damn, I should have saved that pic.

ETA: And, his Herndon 226 did not have mud rails. So, it is true that only the Tysons Corner ones from 1987 and 1986 had the mud rails.

 

[12131]

Found it! Note that the thread title said 1989, but that was OP's typo. It's 1987.
http://sigtalk.com/sig-sauer-pistol...e-friend-1989-herndon-va-p226-safe-queen.html

 

[TimKempAK]

Well, I don't know what to say about the mud rails, other than I wish I had a pic of more than the date code (attached). I did field strip it and all 3 serial numbers match, barrel, slide and frame.

 

[DBS]

Well, I don't know what to say about the mud rails, other than I wish I had a pic of more than the date code (attached). I did field strip it and all 3 serial numbers match, barrel, slide and frame.

The normal scallop cuts in a 226's frame may be confusing you.

Unless your frame looks exactly like the photo in Bear's post, you don't have mudrails.

And you don't, because you have a JJ. As I mentioned, mudrails were discontinued about halfway through '87.

 

[TimKempAK]

The normal scallop cuts in a 226's frame may be confusing you.

Unless your frame looks exactly like the photo in Bear's post, you don't have mudrails.

And you don't, because you have a JJ. As I mentioned, mudrails were discontinued about halfway through '87.

I suppose you might be right, I've not handled P226s much and never owned or shot one. The slides certainly are not smooth like my P220 (circa 1995).