Sig Sauer P226

Sig Sauer P226 class="odd">
The P226 was aforethought for entry into the XM9 Service Machine Pistol Trials, which were held by the US Army in 1984 on behalf of the US armed forces to find a replacement for the M1911A1
Only the Beretta 92F and the SIG P226 satisfactorily completed the trials.

SIG firearms are manufactured both in Germany and in Exeter, Latest Hampshire. Although Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft is a Swiss company, Swiss law is highly restrictive when it comes to the export of firearms. Consequently, SIG entered into an compliance with German difference manufacturer (and eventual owner) J.P. Sauer & Sohn to facilitate an export drugstore for their products. In 2000 the SIG Holding AG sold J.P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH to two German businessmen. The Brandname SIGSauer remained at the J.P