Germany · founded in 1853
SIG Sauer
Born in Switzerland as SIG, today a transatlantic German-American group.
History
SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft) was born at Neuhausen am Rheinfall in 1853. In 1976 it signed a deal with German J.P. Sauer & Sohn to bypass Swiss export restrictions, creating the SIG Sauer brand. The P226 went on to win the SEAL contract and equip many European special-operations units.
In 2017 SIG Sauer USA won the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System program with the P320 (M17/M18), retiring the Beretta M9. In 2022 it also won the Next Generation Squad Weapon with the XM7 and XM250 in new 6.8×51 (.277 Fury) caliber, the next generation of U.S. infantry weapons.
Iconic products
- →P226, P229, P320 — U.S./EU service pistols.
- →SG 550, SG 552 — Swiss Stgw 90 family.
- →XM7, XM250 — NGSW winners, U.S. Army 2022.