Early German made Sig Sauer P225...

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NIGHTLORD40K:

There is evidence that the tiny loop on the P6 hammer was not designed for impact detection, or also had a secondary purpose.
Once a story gets around, any other possible source of info can be lost and ignored. Maybe the sole purpose Was to be an impact detector.

Being police handguns, supposedly there was a very short cord connecting the tiny hammer loop to the holster, and real deformation in the loop was to indicate whether the gun had been Pulled from the holster, possibly used.
To know whether a gun might have been used (but not reported) could also be significant. Being haunted by their WW2 history, does this seem plausible?

Olympus: when they say adopted, does this necessarily exclude the possibility of being planned for later use, but only after minor changes are to be made to the original guns?
According to some posters on SigTalk (pistol forum), this was the intention which the German police agencies etc had in mind. The P225 and P6 seem to be two sides of the same coin.

Good gosh---if we could only buy the 'grip safety', 'grip slide release' HK P7 (single or double-stack) at a similar price! What a perfect set these would be.
 
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Ignition Override said:
NIGHTLORD40K:

There is evidence that the tiny loop on the P6 hammer was not designed for impact detection, or also had a secondary purpose.
Once a story gets around, any other possible source of info can be lost and ignored. Maybe the sole purpose Was to be an impact detector.

Being police handguns, supposedly there was a very short cord connecting the tiny hammer loop to the holster, and real deformation in the loop was to indicate whether the gun had been Pulled from the holster, possibly used.
To know whether a gun might have been used (but not reported) could also be significant. Being haunted by their WW2 history, does this seem plausible?

Olympus: when they say adopted, does this necessarily exclude the possibility of being planned for later use, but only after minor changes are to be made to the original guns?
According to some posters on SigTalk (pistol forum), this was the intention which the German police agencies etc had in mind. The P225 and P6 seem to be two sides of the same coin.

Good gosh---if we could only buy the 'grip safety', 'grip slide release' HK P7 (single or double-stack) at a similar price! What a perfect set these would be.
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I have the original owners manual for mine, someday I'd like to find someone who can read German to see if it mentions the purpose of the hammer design.The pictographs don't give any clues, but it seems incredibly impra tical to have a cord (which would have to be of some tamper resistant design) attaching the gun to the holster.

I also tend to discount the tether theory since a simple hole drilled through the hammer would have served for that as well. The slash cut would be necessary for drop deformation.

Lastly, if the purpose was to determine if the officer had drawn his weapon, it would stand to reason that the P5 and P7 would also have provision for a tether, whereas their designs may have precluded any modifications for drop detection with the Walther using a stamped hammer and the H&K being striker fired.

If anyone would like to give it a go, I can post pics of the owners manual.......:D
 
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Another aficionado of rail-less SIG pistols! Dilly dilly!
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Something in that size category should always have a rail. That is the reason I never fully loved Smith & Wesson Gen III metal framed autos. Only last ones came with black rails bolted to the frames. I liked them well enough however to never have owned a Sig Sauer.
I did look at imported by Browning NIB West German 220? in .38 super which is like 9x23, I think. That I came close enough to buying because sometimes I am drawn to unusual stuff.
 
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Something in that size category should always have a rail. That is the reason I never fully loved Smith & Wesson Gen III metal framed autos. Only last ones came with black rails bolted to the frames. I liked them well enough however to never have owned a Sig Sauer.
I did look at imported by Browning NIB West German 220? in .38 super which is like 9x23, I think. That I came close enough to buying because sometimes I am drawn to unusual stuff.
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Ehhh...to each his own. I don't find lasers particularly useful and front mounted rails and accessories add weight and change the balance of the gun. Night sights are just fine for my purposes.

As for if a 210 is worth the money.....once gain different strokes for different folks. :D
 
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I did look at imported by Browning NIB West German 220? in .38 super which is like 9x23, I think. That I came close enough to buying because sometimes I am drawn to unusual stuff.
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Back when Browning was importing the Sig P220 (a.k.a. BDA), into the U.S. I happened on to own one of them in .45. Even though it was a service grade pistol with fixed sights and a DA/SA trigger, that gun with the right ammo had no problem keeping up accuracy wise with a Colt Gold Cup I also had at the time.

Browning also brought in the BDA in .38 Super and 9mm. and while the .45 version was well received by some shooters, the other two calibers sat on dealer's shelves and gathered dust for like forever. Should have picked a few of them up at the bargain prices they were going for at the time!
 
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paulsj



Back when Browning was importing the Sig P220 (a.k.a. BDA), into the U.S. I happened on to own one of them in .45. Even though it was a service grade pistol with fixed sights and a DA/SA trigger, that gun with the right ammo had no problem keeping up accuracy wise with a Colt Gold Cup I also had at the time.

Browning also brought in the BDA in .38 Super and 9mm. and while the .45 version was well received by some shooters, the other two calibers sat on dealer's shelves and gathered dust for like forever. Should have picked a few of them up at the bargain prices they were going for at the time!
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My oldest Sig is a 9mm P220. It's neat, but forget trying to find spare magazines! Luckily mine came with 4....:)
 
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At the time I really didn't have the money to buy anything more than one gun at a time, every now and then! And a single stack 9mm. didn't have all that much appeal to me either, especially when there were Browning Hi-Powers out there with 13 round magazines!
 
paulsj said:
I looked over couple of German ones that were priced at about $2400. You aren't missing much. Either could be matched by 952 or Les Baer 1911.
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Well considering a used 952 goes for that much and then some and a Baer with the 1.5" guarantee does as well, I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make...

They are among the most accurate pistols in the world, especially the Swiss target models.
 
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