SIG Sauer, is, since the 1970s, a combined brand name of several firearms manufacturing companies, with SIG referring to Swiss Industry Group originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from
A SIG Sauer P226 semi-automatic pistol, with magazine removed
SIG Sauer P226 Elite Platinum 9mm
SIG Experience Center in Epping, New Hampshire
SIG Sauer 1911 Super Target .45 ACP
The SIG Sauer P220 is a semi-automatic pistol designed in 1975 by the SIG Arms AG division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, and produced by J. P. Sauer & Sohn, in Eckernförde. It is currently
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.
Detail of the controls and parts on a P226, which are identical to most variants of the P220: 1. Ejection port/locking lug, 2. Rear sights, 3. Hammer, 4. Takedown lever, 5. Decocker, 6. Slide stop, 7. Trigger, 8. Magazine release (on some P220s this is located at the bottom of the grip).
Browning BDA 45, an early American import of P220 sold by Browning Arms Company, with "SIG Sauer System" on the slide