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Sig Sauer P220

SigSauer P220 handgun was born in 1975 as replacement consisted on arms of the Swiss army and the German boundary protection to handgun Sig P210. P210 differed excellent accuracy and reliability, but was extremely dear in manufacture - the market price for it changed in area of 1500-2000 US dollars. P220 differed from P210 a casing of a shutter, from steel, a framework from an aluminium alloy, more modern external forms. Besides Switzerland, it is accepted on arms in Japan.

P220 it is constructed on modified Brauning to the scheme with a short course of a Barrel when lockout is carried out by one greater fighting emphasis on a barrel for a window for sleeves in a casing of a shutter. Trigger it is appreciably inherited from pre-war handgun Sauer 38, and has no not automatic safety lock. Instead of it on the left party of a framework in the lever of safe descent. Later blocking has been entered into a design impact.Now release P220 in the Europe is stopped, and in the USA at factories SigArms updating of calibre .45ACP is made only.

It is necessary to note, that the pistols intended for the Europe, pistols for the American market - with a push-button latch of magazine at the basis trigger were issued with a latch of magazine to the bottom part of the handle, and. Besides modern variants P220 have milled of stainless steel, and in 2000 come and variant P220 with a framework also made of stainless steel (instead of an aluminium alloy).

Trigger: Double action
Caliber: 7.65 mm Para, 9 mm Luger/Para, .38 Super, .45
Length: 193mm
Length of a Barrel: 112mm
Weight without cartridges: 720g
Capacity: 8 cartridges, 7 cartridges
Pronounced: "Sig Sour".