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{{short description|Swiss firearms manufacturer}}
'''Swiss Arms AG''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] manufacturer of [[small arms]]. It was known as '''SIG Arms AG''' before 2000 when it was acquired by the [[Germany|German]] investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company [[Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft]] (''SIG'').
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'''SIG Sauer AG''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] manufacturer of [[Weapon|armaments]]. The company was previously registered as '''SAN Swiss Arms AG''' and changed its name to SIG Sauer AG in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/list/firm/536506?name=SIG%20SAUER%20AG&searchType=exact |title=Zefix – Central Business Name Index |website=www.zefix.ch |access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> It was known as '''SIG Arms AG''' before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company ''[[SIG Combibloc Group AG|Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft]]. <ref name="GrässlinHarrich2015">{{cite book |last1=Grässlin |first1=Jürgen |last2=Harrich |first2=Daniel |last3=Harrich-Zandberg |first3=Danuta |title=Netzwerk des Todes: Die kriminellen Verflechtungen von Waffenindustrie und Behörden |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QBcnCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|date=28 September 2015 |publisher=Heyne Verlag |language=German |isbn=978-3-641-18226-7 |pages=18–19}}</ref><ref name="Swissarms">{{cite web|title=San Swiss Arms Chronicle|url=http://www.swissarms.ch/en/aboutus.html |publisher=swissarms.ch |access-date=27 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228091519/http://www.swissarms.ch/en/aboutus.html|archive-date=2017-02-28 }}</ref>'' The company is now part of L&O Holding, which also owns the German-based [[SIG Sauer|SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG]] and the US-based [[Sig Sauer Inc]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sigsauer.de/unternehmen/|title=Unternehmen|website=Sig Sauer|language=de-DE|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>


==History==
Their products are imported into the [[United States of America]] by [[SIG Sauer]] (formerly SIGARMS), a relationship that dates back to 1985.
The [[SIG Combibloc Group|SIG]] "Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft" was founded as "Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik bei Schaffhausen". Production of arms started in 1860 at the request of the Swiss Army. Between 1970 and 1975, SIG purchased Swiss-based Hämmerli AG as well as the German-based Hämmerli in Tiengen and SAUER & SOHN GmbH in Eckernförde. In 2000, SIG sold the small arms division to the Lüke & Ortmeier Group and the company became SAN Swiss Arms AG. The Castelli-Moser family from [[Zürich]] owns a small part of the company.

In 2020, the company changed its name to SIG Sauer AG.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sigsauer.swiss/en/about-us.php|title=About us|website=www.sigsauer.swiss|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
;Handguns
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* [[SIG P210]]
* [[SIG P220]]
* [[SIG P225]]
* [[SIG P226]] (and variants 228 and 229)
* [[SIG P250 DCc|SIG P250]]
* [[SIG Mosquito]]


;Rifles
; Rifles
* [[SIG SG 550|SG 550]] line of [[assault rifle]]s (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines, the SG 553 and various semi-automatic sporting variants). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the [[Swiss Armed Forces]] and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers.<ref name="Biggerhammer - Sig550">{{cite web|title=The SIG SG550|url=http://www.biggerhammer.net/sigamt/550/idr550/|website=biggerhammer.net/|access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
* [[Vetterli rifle|Vetterli]] bolt-action rifle. Also exported to Italy.
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*[[SAN 511]]
* [[Schmidt-Rubin]] 1889 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X53.5 Swiss.
* [[Schmidt-Rubin]] 1911 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered for the revamped 7.5X53.5 Swiss. The case was lengthened to 55mm. This new load became the 7.5X55 Swiss. The new load used a modern spitzer bullet and more modern smokeless powders and produces a much higher velocity and pressure than the older 7.5X53.5mm load. 7.5X55mm should never be fired in the 1889 series Schmidt-Rubin.
* [[Schmidt-Rubin]] [[K-31]] straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered for 7.5X55mm Swiss.
* [[SIG 510]] [[battle rifle]]. Also exported to Bolivia and Chile.
* [[SIG 550]] line of [[assault rifles]] (also includes [[SIG 551]] and [[SIG 552]]). Also exported to Chile, France, Indonesia, Spain, and the United States.


; '''Pistols'''
;General Purpose Machine Guns
* [[SIG Sauer SP 2022]] (non-blowback, polymer variant)
* [[MG 50]], rejected by the Swiss Army in favor of the [[Waffenfabrik Bern]] [[MG 51]]. Exported to Denmark as the M/51.
* [[MG 710]], Swiss derivative of German MG42, Sometimes known as MG55. Not adopted by the Swiss Army, but exported to Bolivia, Brunei, and Chile.


;Grenade launchers
;Grenade launchers
* [[SIG GLG 40]]
* [[SIG GL 5040|GLG 40 and GL 5040/5140]]


;Pellet rifles
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==External links==
*[[TG-1]]
* [http://www.sigarms.ch/ Official site]


== See also ==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 21 November 2024

SIG Sauer AG
Headquarters
Neuhausen am Rheinfall (canton of Schaffhausen)
,
Switzerland
ProductsFirearms
OwnerL&O Holding
Websitehttp://www.sigsauer.swiss/en/

SIG Sauer AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments. The company was previously registered as SAN Swiss Arms AG and changed its name to SIG Sauer AG in December 2019.[1] It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft. [2][3] The company is now part of L&O Holding, which also owns the German-based SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG and the US-based Sig Sauer Inc.[4]

History

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The SIG "Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft" was founded as "Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik bei Schaffhausen". Production of arms started in 1860 at the request of the Swiss Army. Between 1970 and 1975, SIG purchased Swiss-based Hämmerli AG as well as the German-based Hämmerli in Tiengen and SAUER & SOHN GmbH in Eckernförde. In 2000, SIG sold the small arms division to the Lüke & Ortmeier Group and the company became SAN Swiss Arms AG. The Castelli-Moser family from Zürich owns a small part of the company.

In 2020, the company changed its name to SIG Sauer AG.[5]

Products

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Rifles
  • SG 550 line of assault rifles (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines, the SG 553 and various semi-automatic sporting variants). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the Swiss Armed Forces and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers.[6]
  • SAN 511
Pistols
Grenade launchers
Pellet rifles

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Zefix – Central Business Name Index". www.zefix.ch. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ Grässlin, Jürgen; Harrich, Daniel; Harrich-Zandberg, Danuta (28 September 2015). Netzwerk des Todes: Die kriminellen Verflechtungen von Waffenindustrie und Behörden (in German). Heyne Verlag. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-3-641-18226-7.
  3. ^ "San Swiss Arms Chronicle". swissarms.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Unternehmen". Sig Sauer (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. ^ "About us". www.sigsauer.swiss. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. ^ "The SIG SG550". biggerhammer.net/. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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