Sig P210-1 marking?

Seatruckman said:

Gents

First time a I saw a P59 stamped a P210. Is it legit, done back in the day or done by bubba? Thanks

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Technically it’s a P49. It probably indicates that this 1949 made pistol was released from the military and was privatised in 1959. Armorer stamp

Here is a Swiss Luger (Parabellum) built in 1922 that was privatised in 1951

I haven’t seen that either, but the font is very consistent with similar ones I’ve seen on Parabellum / Swiss Lugers.

The P59 was not stamped at the factory but at the army arsenal. Still very original since it belonged to the army.

It’s a very desirable pistol imo, only the 1512th produced for the Swiss army, first batch delivered in 1949. They were originally built without the halfcock, however many had it added by Sig for safety reasons but not all of them. The ones without it are rarer and more sought after

I have the 1811th, it only has a P on the trigger guard without the year.





Check or ask the seller to check that the barrel and hammer group are serialised to the gun





Also the original mags were high polished with a horizontal cross sanding on the bottom



I have a theory as to the P 59 : it is very unusual for an army pistol to be released and privatised after only 10 years. Maybe it was a high ranked officer who asked to keep it after his service and retirement. In any case they were still stamping the P and the year (two digits) on Parabellums (Luger) a practice they gave up eventually, stamping only a P or nothing at all.