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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>
'''SAN 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).


==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
*[[SIG P210|P210]]
*[[SIG P220|P220 series]]
*[[SIG P250 DCc|P250]]
*[[SIG Pro]] series
*[[SIG Mosquito]]


;Rifles
; Rifles
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* [[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.
*[[SAN 511]]
*[[SIG SG 510|SG 510]] [[battle rifle]]. Exported to [[Bolivia]] and [[Chile]].
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*[[SIG SG 550|SG 550]] line of [[assault rifles]] (also includes the SG 551 and SG 552 Commando carbines). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the Swiss Army and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers.


; '''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.
*[[SIG MG 710-3|MG 710-3]], Swiss derivative of [[Germany|German]] [[MG 42]]. Not adopted by the Swiss Army, but exported to Bolivia, Brunei, and Chile among others.


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