SIG Sauer AG
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| Headquarters | Schaffhausen, , |
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| Products | Firearms |
| Owner | Lüke & Ortmeier Gruppe Castelli Moser family |
| Website | Swiss Arms |
Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments. 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 (SIG). The Castelli Moser family from Lugano owns 20% of the factory.[1] [2]
History
Swiss Arms was created in 2000 when all of the firearms divisions of SIG were sold. The firearms companies created from this were SIG Sauer GmbH, Ekenforde, Germany, SIG Sauer, Inc. New Hampshire, USA, and SAN Swiss Arms, Neuhausen am Rheinfall.[2] Prior to that a long and rich history exists under SIG.
Products
- 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 Army and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers.[3]
- Grenade launchers
- Pellet rifles
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "San Swiss Arms Chonicle". swissarms.ch. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "The SIG SG550". biggerhammer.net/. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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