I have the forerunner of the German police P6: the German civilian P225 (lighter stock trigger vs P6), with the proof marks from the Eckernforde factory and the symbol for Kiel, where many Sigs were tested.
Kinda cool to have its original green box and the test target used in Kiel Germany. It has never had an issue, and has been my only carry gun for the last few years.
I've owned six 100% German-made Sig P-series handguns in 9mm. Never had a glitch with one. I never was a slave to the latest fashion, whether clothing or guns. The Kinks had a 60's song about this!
AgentPickle: Before 6/89 --you've seen these prod. dates are stamped on the slides--the P6 had the feed ramp designed for "ball ammo" used by German federal agents, border guards, and various police departments.
You might already be quite familiar. According to the article below, 6/89 is when the correct feed ramps for JHP were manufactured.
Sig fans: Go down this page to the paragraph "P6 vs. P226 Feed Ramps" Do many people not spend a few hours reading various reports and discussions Before they buy a new type of handgun?
Also, the heavy P6 hammer spring is fairly simple to replace (using just vice grips and a slave punch, per Youtube video) with a specific # Wolff hammer spring which is recommended for the P6.
The German police regs forced the P6 to have a much heavier spring than in the basic civilian P225.
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