Sig Sauer
Sig Sauer grips
SIG Sauer traces its roots to 1853, when Friedrich Peyer im Hof, Heinrich Moser, and Conrad Neher founded Schweizerische Waggonfabrik (Swiss Wagon Factory) near the Rhine Falls in Switzerland to build railway cars and wagons
In 1864, the company pivoted to firearms after winning a Swiss Army contract for 30,000 Prelaz-Burnand muzzle-loading rifles, renaming itself Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)—Swiss Industrial Company
SIG became renowned for precision: the iconic P210 pistol (1949 origins) set benchmarks for accuracy. Strict Swiss export laws limited growth, prompting the 1976 partnership with German J.P. Sauer & Sohn (est. 1751), forming SIG Sauer GmbH to bypass restrictions and combine Swiss engineering with German expertise
Key U.S. milestone: 1985 founding of SIGARMS, Inc. in Virginia to import models like the P220 and P230. Relocated to New Hampshire in 1990 for domestic manufacturing. On October 1, 2007, SIGARMS rebranded to SIG SAUER amid explosive growth
Today, headquartered in Newington, NH, SIG SAUER leads with modular pistols (P320, U.S. Army M17/M18 winner), rifles, suppressors, and optics—born in Europe, perfected in America, delivering elite reliability for military, law enforcement, and civilians worldwide
Sig Sauer trigger action type compatibility
- DAK - Double Action Kellerman (pistols have no cutouts at all)
- DA/SA - Double Action / Single Action (pistols have cutouts for the decocking lever)
- SAO - Single Action Only (pistols have cutouts for the safety lever)
