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SIG P210
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Switzerland
Service history
In service	1949–present
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designer	Max Müller
Designed	1947 as SP47/8
Manufacturer	SIG, SIG Sauer
Produced	1949–2005 2010–present
No. built	~350,000 all variants
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	970 g (34 oz)
Length	215 mm (8.5 in)
Barrel length	120 mm (4.7 in) (P210-5)
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum 7.65×21mm Parabellum .22 Long Rifle 10mm
Action	Short Recoil Operated
Feed system	8-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Fixed iron sights; adjustable in target variants

The SIG P210 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 49, the civilian model was known as SP47/8 prior to 1957) is a locked breech self loading, semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland) by SIG from 1948 until 2006.

It is of all-steel construction chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.65×21mm Parabellum. It was used from 1949 to 1975 by the Swiss Army and police units. It was also adopted and is still in service with the Military of Denmark (as M/49 Neuhausen or simply Neuhausen), in 1951 by the German Bundespolizei and in shooting sports.

The pistols were decommissioned by the Swiss Army and replaced by the SIG Sauer P220 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 75) developed in 1975. Swiss production of the P210 continued until 2006. A new model, the P210 Legend, was introduced by SIG Sauer GMBH of Germany in 2010, and another, the P210A, was introduced by SIG Sauer Inc. of New Hampshire in the United States in 2017.

History[edit]

The design was derived from Charles Petter's Modèle 1935A pistol. In 1937, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) acquired a license for the Petter-Browning system from SACM in order to develop a replacement for the Luger Parabellum 06/29, which had been in service since 1900. Apparently not satisfied with the Petter Browning design or the changes they had made to it, SIG evaluated no less than 11 prototypes from 1942 through 1944. Selbstladepistole Neuhausen model 44/16 pistol production began in 1944. Some of the original Petter Browning features had been retained, specifically the self-contained firing and recoil systems. The Neuhausen 44/16 had a magazine capacity of 16 rounds.^[1]

Development was slowed by the Second World War. After testing various experimental models (such as the aforementioned 44/16 with a double-column magazine), the 47/8 model was adopted in Oct 1948 as the Pistole Modell 1949 (P49), and SP47/8 for civilian market. Some previous series were tested by Swedish sport shooters and by the Danish army (Danish Defence designation Pistol M/1949).^[1]

The 47/8 model supported the easy change of the barrels between 7.65 and 9mm Parabellum and a kit to convert to .22 caliber (see table below).^[1]

44/8	44/16	Mod. SP 47/8	Mod. SP 47/8	Mod. SP 47/8
Cartridge	9mm Parabellum	9mm Parabellum	9mm Parabellum	7.65mm Parabellum	.22Cal
Overall Length	215mm (8 1/2“)	215mm (8 1/2“)	215mm (8 1/2“)	215mm (8 1/2“)	215mm (8 1/2“)
Barrel Length	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')
Sight Radius	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')	120mm (4 3/4')
Height	130mm	143mm
Thickness	32	40
Weight	900gm	1095gm	985gm	995gm	945gm
Magazine Cap	8	16	8	8	8
Rifling mm	250	250	250	250	450
Grooves	6	6	6	4	6

Early (first series, second batch) army model P49, slide opened.

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SIG M/1949 is the 47/8 model purchased for the Danish military and issued version for officers, military police, and special forces, chambered in 9mm Luger.^[1] Usually called only Neuhausen in Denmark,^[1] this model is stamped 'P m/49', and also known as 'P210-DK'.First issued beginning in 1950 to the Danish Army Technical Corps (stamped 'HTK'), this remained the standard sidearm in the Danish military throughout 60 years of continuous use, since the 2010s being replaced with the SIG Sauer P320 X-5 Carry.

In 1957, the civil designation (SP47/8) was definitively changed to P210 according to the company nomenclature policy. Model P210-1 in retrospect covers all models produced until 1965, the designation P210-2 refers to the standard model as produced from 1966 (beginning with serial nr. P 59071).

P210-3 was a police version produced from 1951 to 1964 (serial nrs. P 6791 to P 6840 and P 8001 to P 8893), produced in limited numbers for the cantonal police forces of Basel, Lausanne, and Glarus, with a handful sold on the private market.P210-4 was the model made for the German border guard (serial nrs. D 1 to D 6500).P210-5 and P210-6 were civilian target shooting models made in the 1980s and 1990s.P210-7 was a rarely produced .22lr rimfire model, made in the 1950s and 1960s.

SIG Sauer P210A Target model (2017)

SIG was renamed to SIG Sauer upon acquisition by Sauer & Sohn in the 1970s, and to Swiss Arms in 2000. Swiss Arms continued production of the P210 for private customers until 2006. From 2010, a new model, dubbed P210 Legend was made by SIG Sauer, GMBH of Eckernförde, Germany. This model was exported to the USA until 2017, when SIG Sauer Inc. of New Hampshire began production of its own model, dubbed P210A, made in Exeter, N.H., offered in two versions, Standard (210A-9-B) and Target (210A-9-TGT).^[2]^[3]

Serial numbers[edit]

Serial numbers starting A are the Swiss army ordnance models. Army models run from serial number A 100001 to A 213110. Those that have a P added to the rear of a serial number that starts with an A have been sold by the Swiss army to civilians. A stamped 'P' (='privat') on the front of the trigger guard shows that a weapon was left as a gift to the owner upon leaving the Armed Services.

Serial numbers 6001 to 6028 are prototypes made during 1938–1947. 6033 to 6406 are early model SP47/8 made in 1947.

Serial numbers with a P were made for police and for private use, running from P 8001 to P 8250 (1951) and P 50004 (1949) to P 79150 (1975). Serial numbers from P 79600 to P 97950 are private models made by SIG Sauer, Switzerland, during 1976–1984, and P 300001 to P 331536 were made by Sig Sauer (Swiss Arms) during 1983–2006; the jump to the 300000s range marks the transition from traditional forged frames to CNC production.