Key facts
- Type
- Semi-automatic pistol
- Place of origin
- West Germany , Switzerland
- In service
- 1985–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Designed
- 1980–1983
- Manufacturer
- SIG Sauer
- Produced
- 1984–present
- Variants
- See Variants
- Mass
- 964 g (34.0 oz) (w/ magazine)
- Length
- 196 mm (7.7 in)
- Barrel length
- 112 mm (4.4 in)
- Width
- 38.1 mm (1.5 in)
- Height
- 140 mm (5.5 in)
- Cartridge
- 9×19mm Parabellum 7.65mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI .357 SIG .40 S&W .22 Long Rifle (Classic 22 model only)
- Action
- Mechanically locked, recoil operated ( DA/SA , DAK (double action Kellerman), or DAO ), or SAO
- Feed system
- 10-, 12-, 13-, or 15-round magazine (.40 S&W, .357 SIG) 10-, 15-, 17-, 18-, or 20-round magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm IMI) 10-round polymer magazine (Classic 22 only)
- Sights
- Iron sights
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Encyclopedic overview
The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized service pistol made by SIG Sauer. This model is available in four chamberings: the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, or .22 Long Rifle. It has the same mechanism of operation as the SIG Sauer P220, but is developed to use higher capacity, double stack magazines in place of the single stack magazines of the P220.
The P226 itself has spawned further sub-variants; the P228 and P229 are both compact versions of the double stack P226 design, while the P224 is a subcompact variant. The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “SIG Sauer P226” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.