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{{Short description|Swiss-German-American firearms manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG
| logo = Sig sauer logo.svg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1976}} in [[Schleswig-Holstein]], Germany
| defunct = {{start date and age|2020}}
| hq_location_city = [[Eckernförde]]
| hq_location_country = Germany
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = [[Arms industry|Weapons]]
| products = [[Firearm]]s and accessories
| parent = Lüke & Ortmeier Holding Gruppe, aka L&O Holding
| website = {{URL|http://sigsauer.de/}}
}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sig Sauer, Inc.
| logo = Sig sauer logo.svg
| former_name = SIGARMS, Inc. (1985 - 2007)
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| predecessor = 
| founded = {{Start date and age|1985|df=y}} <!--in [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], United States // was this founded in Virginia or NH? SIGARMS did later move to Exeter but there are some conflicting citations, TODO: research foundation city -->
| hq_location_city = [[Newington, New Hampshire]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Ron Cohen (CEO and President)
| industry = [[Arms industry|Weapons]]
| products = [[Pistol]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[airgun]]s, [[electro-optics]], [[ammunition]], [[suppressor]]s, shooting accessories
| services = [[Gunsmith]]ing, [[training]]
| num_employees = ~2,500
| num_employees_year = 2024
| parent = Lüke & Ortmeier Holding Gruppe, aka L&O Holding
| website = {{URL|https://www.sigsauer.com/}}
}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SIG Sauer AG
| logo = File:Sig sauer logo.svg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| location_city = [[Neuhausen am Rheinfall]]
| location_country = Switzerland
| location = [[Schaffhausen]]
| products = [[Firearm]]s
| parent = Lüke & Ortmeier Holding Gruppe, aka L&O Holding
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.sigsauer.swiss/en/}}
}}
'''SIG Sauer''' is, since the 1970s, a combined brand name of several [[Firearms manufacturing company|firearms manufacturing companies]], with SIG referring to ''Swiss Industry Group'' originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from [[Sauer & Sohn]], founded in 1751 in Germany and still active there. With Switzerland limiting the export of weapons, the partnership started with the [[SIG Sauer P220]] in 1975. 

Several [[subsidiary|sister companies]] design and manufacture firearms using the [[trade name]] SIG Sauer {{IPA|de|ɛs iː ɡeː ˈzaʊ̯ɐ|}} and it is also a registered [[brand name]]. The original company, ''Schweizerische Waggonfabrik'' (SWF), later ''Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft'' (SIG), went through several selloffs, leaving the SIG Sauer brand spread over several companies. The original SIG is now known as [[SIG Group]] and no longer has any firearms business.

* The German company branch was '''SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG'''. It was formed in 1976 as a partnership between [[Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft]] (SIG) of [[Switzerland]] and [[Sauer & Sohn|J.P. Sauer & Sohn]] of Germany before going defunct in 2020.<ref name="Swissarms - Chronicle">{{cite web|url=http://www.swissarms.ch/en/about-us.php|title=About Us|publisher=swissarms.ch|access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
* The Swiss company is '''SIG Sauer AG'''. Its predecessor '''SIG Arms AG''' was sold to L&O Holding in [[western Germany]] and was first renamed '''SAN Swiss Arms AG''', commonly known as [[Swiss Arms]], and in late 2019 was further renamed '''SIG Sauer AG'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sh.chregister.ch/cr-portal/auszug/auszug.xhtml?uid=CHE-105.641.313|title=SIG Sauer AG|last=AG|first=DV Bern|publisher=Official Companies Register of the Canton of Schaffhausen|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* The American company is '''Sig Sauer, Inc''' (stylized as SIG SAUER). Originally established as '''SIGARMS''', it was founded in [[Virginia]] in 1985 to import and distribute SIG Sauer firearms into the United States. Its headquarters were moved to [[New Hampshire]] in 1990. This company was renamed '''Sig Sauer, Inc.''' in 2007, and since 2000 is organizationally separate from SIG Sauer GmbH.<ref name="Swissarms - Chronicle" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sigsauer.com/company/history/|title=History|publisher=SIG Sauer|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511052735/https://www.sigsauer.com/company/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

L&O Holding is the parent company of the Swiss SIG Sauer AG and the American Sig Sauer Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sigsauer.de/unternehmen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414024829/http://sigsauer.de/unternehmen/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2016|title=Unternehmen|publisher=Sig Sauer|language=de-DE|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

==History==
===1853–1863===
The origins of the SIG Sauer company lie in the company named '''Schweizerische Waggonfabrik''' ("Swiss [[Railroad car|Wagon]] Factory"), which was founded in 1853 by [[Friedrich Peyer im Hof]] (1817–1900), [[Heinrich Moser (watchmaker)|Heinrich Moser]] (1805–1874) and Johann Conrad Neher (1818–1877).<ref name="SIG Sauer History">{{cite web|url=https://www.sigsauer.com/company/history/|title=The History of SIG Sauer|publisher=SIG Sauer|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511052735/https://www.sigsauer.com/company/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.guns-review.com/innovaeditor/assets/SigSauerMCX_516/founders_5.jpg|title= Photo of Founders|website= Guns review|access-date= 2 December 2017|archive-date= 14 August 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160814163307/http://www.guns-review.com/innovaeditor/assets/SigSauerMCX_516/founders_5.jpg|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The group pooled their engineering talents and created the Prelaz-Burnand rifle, known as the "Prélaz-Burnand 1859"<ref name="PB1859">{{cite web |url= https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/curioandrelicfirearmsforum/prelaz-burnard-rifle-t15072.html|title=Prelaz-Burnard rifle|website= Tapatalk |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> or "Prelaz-Burnand 1860"<ref name= "PB1860">{{cite web|url= https://www.therange702.com/blog/incredible-history-of-sig-sauer/ |title=The Incredible History of SIG Sauer|website= The range 702 |date=12 September 2016 |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> rifle. The invention of this rifle is credited to [[gunsmith]] Jean-Louis Joseph Prélaz<ref name= "PB1859"/><ref name="PB1860"/> and army officer Edouard Burnand.<ref name= "PB1859"/><ref name="PB1860"/> The rifle was submitted to an 1860 competition by Switzerland's [[Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport|Federal Ministry of Defence]]. It won and in 1864<ref name="SigSHistory">{{cite web|url= https://www.sigsauer.com/history/ |title= History| publisher = SIG Sauer|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> the company was awarded a contract to produce 30,000<ref name="SigSHistory"/><ref name="PB1860"/> Prelaz-Burnand rifles, adopted as the M1863.<ref name="PB1859"/><ref name="PB1860"/>

=== 1864–1975 ===
Upon receiving the 1864<ref name="SigSHistory"/> government contract to produce rifles, the company name was changed to [[Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft]] (SIG, German for "Swiss Industrial Company"), known as Société Industrielle Suisse in [[Romandy|French-speaking regions of Switzerland]],<ref name="SIG Sauer History" /> reflecting the new emphasis on their production.<ref name="SIG Sauer History" />

The [[SIG P210]] pistol was developed in 1947 based on the French [[Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A|Modèle 1935 pistol]] (the Petter-Browning design was licensed). It was adopted by the Swiss military in 1949 as the "Pistole 49". This single-action semi-automatic P210 brought SIG much acclaim, due to the precision processes employed in its manufacture and its resultant accuracy and reliability. The P210 frame design incorporates external rails that fit closely with the slide, thus eliminating play in the mechanism during firing. The P210 was noted for its extreme accuracy. The Petter-Browning patent was a refinement of the Browning Hi-Power (P35), which was [[John Moses Browning]]'s last design which was created for the French 1935 pistol, but not adopted.

Swiss law limits the ability of Swiss companies to export firearms.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/ch-industry.htm|title=Swiss Arms Industry |first=John|last=Pike |website= GlobalSecurity}}</ref> Swiss companies which wish to do this have to do so by using a foreign partner. So in the 1970s SIG purchased both Swiss [[Hämmerli]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.haemmerli.info/en/home.html|title= Haemmerli|access-date= 2 December 2017|archive-date= 27 September 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190927093603/https://www.haemmerli.info/en/home.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> and German [[Sauer & Sohn|J. P. Sauer and Sohn]], which resulted in the formation of '''SIG Sauer'''.

===1976–1984===
SIG Sauer's line of handguns began in 1975 with the SIG Sauer [[SIG P220]].<ref name="Ayoob2014"/> It was initially developed by SIG and produced and distributed by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, but in 1976 SIG bought J.P. Sauer & Sohn and the resultant company was called '''SIG Sauer GmbH''', based in Germany.

Prior to World War II, Sauer had been primarily a maker of [[shotgun]]s and hunting [[rifle]]s. During the war, they produced a handgun, the [[Sauer 38H]], but afterward had withdrawn from this market. With SIG as their partner/owner, Sauer returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. Their [[Sauer 38H]] had been produced in competition with other German makers such as Mauser and Walther at a time when new designs began to feature a double/single-action trigger. This double-action trigger mechanism, combined with advanced safety features including the hammer-lowering decocking lever, was incorporated by Sauer into the new P220 design.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=W. H. B.|title=Book of Pistols and Rifles|date=1968|publisher= Stackpole|page =287|edition=7th}}</ref> This new P220 design was derived from the Petter-Browning design and was created in response to a Swiss military and police requirement for a handgun to replace the P210. This new P220 design should properly be called the [[SIG Sauer system]], which was, in fact, the labeling on one of the first SIG Sauer handguns, a modified [[SIG Sauer P220]] design produced for the Browning Arms company in 1977.  On the right side of the slide are the words "SIG Sauer System". This was the first SIG Sauer P220 type sold in the US.<ref name="Ayoob2014">{{cite book |last=Ayoob |first=Massad |author-link= Massad Ayoob |date=2014 |title=Gun Digest Book of SIG-Sauer |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wcyRBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT55 |publisher=F+W Media |location=Iola, [[Wisconsin | WI]] |isbn=978-1-4402-3920-5 |pages= 55–56|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref>

===1985–1999===
[[File:SIGSauerP226.JPG|thumb|right|A [[SIG Sauer P226]] semi-automatic pistol, with [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] removed]]
[[File:SIG-P226-Elite-Platinum.jpg|thumb|SIG Sauer P226 Elite Platinum 9mm]]
In January 1985, SIG established a subsidiary, '''SIGARMS, Inc.''', in [[Tysons, Virginia]], to import the P220 and P230 models into the United States.  Two years later the firm moved to a larger facility in [[Herndon, Virginia]], and introduced models [[SIG Sauer P225|P225]], [[SIG Sauer P226|P226]] and [[SIG Sauer P228|P228]].<ref name= "HaasZwoll2003">{{cite book|last1= Haas|first1=Frank De|last2=Zwoll|first2=Wayne|title=Bolt Action Rifles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tuVUMLRE47UC&pg=PA2|date=2003 |publisher=Krause Publications|location= Iola, WI |isbn= 0-87349-660-4|pages=2–3}}</ref> SIGARMS moved to [[Exeter, New Hampshire]], in 1990 where production facilities had been established and production began on the [[SIG Sauer P229|P229]] in 1992.<ref name= "HaasZwoll2003"/>

===2000s===
SIG's firearms subsidiaries in Germany and the United States and its firearms subdivision in Switzerland were all sold to Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier's L&O Holding in October 2000.<ref name="Ayoob2012">{{cite book|last=Ayoob|first=Massad|title= Greatest Handguns of the World|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=JYmgHFwqT2gC&pg=PA237|date=2012 |publisher=F+W Media|location=Iola, WI |isbn=978-1-4402-2877-3|pages=237–8}}</ref><ref name= "GrässlinHarrich2015">{{cite book |last1=Grässlin |first1=Jürgen |last2=Harrich |first2=Daniel |last3= Harrich-Zandberg |first3=Danuta |title=Netzwerk des Todes: Die kriminellen Verflechtungen von Waffenindustrie und Behörden|trans-title=Network of Death: The criminal links between arms industry and authorities|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QBcnCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|date= 2015 |publisher=Heyne Verlag |language=de|isbn=978-3-641-18226-7 |pages=18–19|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> Its firearms subdivision in Switzerland became a subsidiary in its own right, '''SAN Swiss Arms AG''', more commonly known as [[Swiss Arms]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.swissarms.ch/en/|title= Overview|website=Swiss Arms |access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> although its products still used the SIG Sauer brand.

In 2004, according to CEO Ron Cohen, the company was near failure with just 130 employees. Cohen decided to add [[AR-15 style rifle]]s to the company's product catalog, which he credits with saving the company.<ref name="newsweek474972"/>

{{anchor|Sig Sauer, Inc.}}
In 2007, SIGARMS changed its name to '''Sig Sauer, Inc.''',<ref name= "Ramage2008">{{cite book|last=Ramage|first=Ken|title=Guns Illustrated 2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0pSA2xVGZVYC&pg=PA30|date=2008|publisher=F+W Media |isbn= 978-0-89689-673-4|page=30}}</ref> sometimes called '''Sig Sauer USA'''. By 2016, it had over 1,000 employees and was selling more than 43,000 firearms a year.<ref name= "newsweek474972">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/sig-sauer-orlando-shooting-omar-mateen-assault-rifles-474972|title=This is how SIG Sauer cashed in on selling assault rifles|date=27 June 2016|work=Newsweek|quote="It was a company on the verge of bankruptcy and about two seconds away from imploding," company CEO Ron Cohen recalled in a 2010 profile in Management Today. Then, Cohen made a swift decision that would save the company and turn it into the No. 4 gun manufacturer in America: He turned the company's sites onto "AR-style" assault rifles that would be marketed to civilians… In 2004 the company had a mere 130 employees. … A decade later it sold 43,141 guns in a single year and today has more than 1,000 employees in manufacturing facilities across the country. }}</ref>

===2010s===
In 2014, news reports first emerged reporting arms sales by SIG to Colombia, in contravention of German weapons trafficking laws. The reporting was corroborated by whistleblowers inside the company including in New Hampshire. It was alleged that SIG had filed false export paperwork with the German government for nearly 38,000 pistols. SIG claimed that the end user of the weapons was in the US when in fact they were in Colombia, a location to which weapons exports were banned by German law.<ref name= "NHPR 1" /><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-sig-sauer-accused-of-illegally-sending-weapons-to-colombia/a-43360307|title=Germany's Sig Sauer accused of illegally sending weapons to Colombia| work =DW News|date=2020-04-12|access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref>

In 2015, SIG Sauer expanded to include [[suppressor]]s, [[sight (device)#Optical sights|optics]], [[ammo]] and [[airgun]]s, aiming to provide a greater range of firearm and firearm safety equipment and accessories.<ref name = "SIG Sauer History" /> Also in 2015 human rights campaigners in Germany brought a lawsuit against SIG for allegedly not doing enough to prevent the use of their weapons by cartel groups in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dw.com/en/german-gunmaker-sig-sauer-faces-criminal-charges-over-mexico-drug-killings/a-18684532|title=German gunmaker Sig Sauer faces criminal charges over Mexico drug killings|last=Knight|first=Ben|work = DW News|date=2015-08-31|access-date= 2020-06-17}}</ref> 

The US military has produced a requirement for a new handgun to replace the current [[Beretta M9|M9]] model ([[Beretta 92FS]]). In February 2016, bids were submitted by 12 companies to compete for this contract which was expected to result in purchases of more than 500,000 pieces. On 1 July 2016, SIG Sauer was reported to be one of three remaining competitors who were in consideration for this contract.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/07/01/top-three-contenders-u-s-militarys-xm17-modular-handgun-system-contract/|title=The Top Three Contenders For The U.S. Military's XM17 Modular Handgun System Contract|date=1 July 2015|website= Bearing arms |last= Owens|first=Bob|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> On 19 January 2017, SIG Sauer was awarded the contract for the [[SIG Sauer P320|P320]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/army-new-pistol-sig-sauer/ |title=After 10-year effort, Army selects new pistol maker|date=19 January 2017 |website=CNN |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170120012542/https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/army-new-pistol-sig-sauer/index.html|archive-date=20 January 2017|access-date=2 December 2017|author-first1=Ryan|author-last1=Browne}}</ref>

In a press event on 25 July 2018, SIG Sauer announced that its airgun division was renamed to '''SIG Air''',<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hardairmagazine.com/news/theres-a-new-name-in-the-airgun-world-sig-air/|title=There's A New Name in The Airgun World – SIG Air|author= Stephen Archer| work =Hard Air Magazine|date=2018-07-30}}</ref> and introduced its Precision Line [[air rifle]]s, starting with the ASP20 [[break action|break-barrel]] [[air gun#Gas spring|gas piston]] air rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hardairmagazine.com/news/the-new-sig-asp20-air-rifle-is-launched-ham-has-all-the-news/|title=The New SIG ASP20 Air Rifle Is Launched – HAM Has All The News|author-first=Stephen |author-last=Archer| work =Hard Air Magazine|date=2018-07-27}}</ref> 

On 5 November 2018, the [[United States Coast Guard]], which has long used the [[.40 S&W|.40 caliber]] [[SIG P229]] as its duty sidearm, announced that it will acquire the SIG Air ProForce P229 [[airsoft gun|airsoft pistol]] (which was then produced under [[brand licensing]] by French [[airsoft]] manufacturer CyberGun) as its new training pistol to give cadets and guardsmen the ability to practice gun handling, conduct target practice in various environments, and train in realistic force-on-force scenarios.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.military.com/kitup/2018/11/05/coast-guard-buys-sig-p229-airsoft-clone-its-new-training-sidearm.html |title=Coast Guard Buys Sig P229 Airsoft Clone as Its New Training Sidearm|author-first=Matthew |author-last=Cox|work = Military.com|date= 2018-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/11/05/coast-guard-airsoft-gun/ |title=US Coast Guard Pick SIG P229 Airsoft Pistol for Training|author= Matthew Moss|work =The Firearm Blog|date=2019-02-04}}</ref> SIG Air announced that "we are rapidly expanding the SIG AIR business, and it is important to us to assume full control to ensure all SIG Air products are of the highest quality", and they will no longer be licensing the "SIG" brand or trademarks for sale by commercial airsoft manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/02/04/sig-ends-airsoft-licensing-agreements-and-launches-sig-air-proforce-line-for-professional-training/|title=SIG Ends Airsoft Licensing Agreements and Launches SIG AIR ProForce Line for Professional Training|author-first=Matthew |author-last=Moss| work =The Firearm Blog|date=2018-11-05}}</ref>

In April 2018 prosecutors in [[Kiel]], Germany, brought criminal charges against SIG and the executives who had been involved in the illegal arms trafficking of 38,000 SP2022's to Colombia. Chief Executive Ron Cohen was arrested at Frankfurt Airport.<ref name= "NHPR 1" >{{cite web |last1=Bookman |first1=Todd |title=CEO of N.H. Gun Maker Facing Five Years in German Prison for Alleged Arms Deal |url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/ceo-nh-gun-maker-facing-five-years-german-prison-alleged-arms-deal#stream/0 |website=NHPR |date=9 January 2019 |publisher=New Hampshire Public Radio |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

In April 2019 Cohen and two other executives were convicted of breaking export laws. Cohen was given an 18-month suspended sentence and fined $675,000. SIG Sauer GmbH was fined $12 million by the court.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bookman |first1=Todd |title=SIG Sauer CEO Avoids Jail Time For Role in Illegal Arms Shipment |url= https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2019-04-03/sig-sauer-ceo-avoids-jail-time-for-role-in-illegal-arms-shipment |website=nhpr.org |date=3 April 2019 |publisher=New Hampshire Public Radio |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="p831">{{cite web | title=Sig Sauer execs strike court deal over illegal sales – DW – 04/03/2019 | website=dw.com | date=3 April 2019 | url=https://www.dw.com/en/sig-sauer-german-gun-maker-execs-strike-court-deal-over-illegal-sales/a-48189995 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724203346/https://www.dw.com/en/sig-sauer-german-gun-maker-execs-strike-court-deal-over-illegal-sales/a-48189995 | archive-date=24 July 2025 | url-status=live | access-date=24 July 2025}}</ref>

In late 2019, Swiss Arms was renamed '''SIG Sauer AG'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/list/firm/536506?name=SIG%20SAUER%20AG&searchType=exact |title= Central Business Name Index |website= Zefix |access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

===2020s===
On 4 June 2020, SIG Sauer GmbH announced it intended to close its factory at [[Eckernförde]], Germany, by year's end, resulting in losses of about 125 jobs as well as plans to fulfill purchase orders. It blamed "locational handicaps" hindering its sales, claiming "a few other local producers" were preferred in government purchases for the [[Law enforcement in Germany|German police forces]] and the [[Bundeswehr]].  According to SIG Sauer GmbH CEO Tim Castagne, "due to its international orientation, SIG Sauer is systematically excluded from tenders [in Germany]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/sig-sauer-to-shutter-german-weapons-factory/a-53689378|title=SIG Sauer to shutter German weapons factory|work = DW News|date=2020-06-04|access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref> 

[[File:SIG Experience Center.jpg|thumb|SIG Experience Center in [[Epping, New Hampshire]]]]

On 19 April 2022, the [[United States Army|US Army]], following a 27-month evaluation process, announced it had awarded SIG Sauer a contract for two [[Next Generation Squad Weapon]] (NGSW) variations, the [[M7 rifle|M7]] and [[M250 light machine gun|M250]] automatic rifle, as well as for the 6.8 common cartridge ammunition used by both rifles. The initial value of the award was $20.4 million for the delivery of the weapons, ammunition, and accessories. The M7 and M250 are planned to replace the [[M4 carbine]] and [[M249 light machine gun|M249]] light machine gun, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher =U.S. Army Public Affairs |date=2022-04-19 |title=Army awards Next Generation Squad Weapon contract |url=https://www.army.mil/article/255827/army_awards_next_generation_squad_weapon_contract |access-date=2022-04-23}}</ref>

In July 2022, the company opened the '''SIG Experience Center''' in Epping, New Hampshire, co-located with the SIG Sauer Academy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usacarry.com/sig-sauer-announces-grand-opening-of-sig-experience-center-in-new-hampshire/ |title=SIG SAUER Announces Grand Opening of SIG Experience Center in New Hampshire |website=usacarry.com |date=July 15, 2022 |accessdate=July 18, 2022}}</ref> The Experience Center includes a retail store, indoor shooting range, company museum, conference center, and corporate offices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sigsauer.com/sigexperiencecenter |title=The SIG Experience Center |website=sigsauer.com |accessdate=July 18, 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, a popular handgun for [[US law enforcement]] and [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]], the P320, came under fire for unintentional discharge of the firearm. The company said the gun is safe, and the cases were due to improper handling and a lack of [[gun safety]] standards.  According to gun safety officials, the user can avoid such discharge by "keeping the finger outside the trigger guard until the decision is made to shoot".<ref> George A.J. (July 30, 2014). [https://www.policemag.com/weapons/article/15347577/sig-sauer-p320-duty-pistol "SIG Sauer P320 Duty Pistol"] PoliceMag. Accessed 11 April 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/11/sig-sauer-p320-fires-on-own/ Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger] ''Washington Post''. Accessed 11 April 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.forcescience.com/2004/12/can-you-really-prevent-unintentional-discharges/ "Can You Really Prevent Unintentional Discharges?"] ''force.science.com''. Accessed 11 April 2023.</ref>

In 2025, SIG Sauer lobbied New Hampshire lawmakers to shield the company from further product liability litigation, while SIG was engaged in active lawsuits. House Bill 551 (HB551)<ref name="HB551">{{cite act|title=Wayback Machine|author=Criminal Justice and Public Safety|index=551-FN|website=gc.nh.gov|date=1 August 2025|url=https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=15257&q=billVersion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801044600/https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=15257&q=billVersion|archive-date=1 August 2025|url-status=dead|access-date=1 August 2025}}</ref> protects gun manufacturers and [[Federal firearms license|federal firearms licensees]] from being held liable in tort based on the absence or presence of safety features. It was signed into effect on May 23rd without any comment from governor [[Kelly Ayotte]].<ref name="f717">{{cite web|last=Bookman|first=Todd|title=Facing a wave of P320 lawsuits, Sig Sauer asked for immunity. NH lawmakers granted it.|website=New Hampshire Public Radio|date=28 May 2025|url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-05-28/sig-sauer-p320-pistol-gun-weapon-trigger-pull-safety-lawsuits-liability-immunity-new-hampshire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528203450/https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-05-28/sig-sauer-p320-pistol-gun-weapon-trigger-pull-safety-lawsuits-liability-immunity-new-hampshire|archive-date=28 May 2025|url-status=live|access-date=1 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="n696">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Rick|title=New law gives gun makers like Sig Sauer limited liability in NH|website=Seacoastonline.com|date=28 May 2025|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2025/05/28/gun-manufacturers-limited-liability-nh-bill-sig-sauer/83898390007/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528230835/https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2025/05/28/gun-manufacturers-limited-liability-nh-bill-sig-sauer/83898390007/|archive-date=28 May 2025|url-status=live|access-date=1 August 2025}}</ref>

== Products ==
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2018}}
[[File:SIG-1911-45.jpg|thumb|SIG Sauer 1911 Super Target .45 ACP]]
[[File:SIG Sauer P320 9mm Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|SIG Sauer P320]]

=== SIG Sauer brand ===
==== Semi-automatic pistols ====
;Full size
* [[SIG Sauer P210]]
* [[SIG Sauer P220]]
* [[SIG Sauer P226]]
* [[SIG Sauer P227]]
* [[SIG Sauer P320]]
* [[SIG Sauer Pro series]]
** SP 2009
** SP 2022
** SP 2340
* [[SIG Sauer GSR]]
* [[SIG Sauer Mosquito]]
* [[SIG Sauer 1911|1911 Series]]
* [[SIG Sauer M17]]

;Compact size
* [[SIG Sauer P226#P224|SIG Sauer P224]]
* [[SIG Sauer P220#P225|SIG Sauer P225]]
* [[SIG Sauer P226#P228 (M11)|SIG Sauer P228 (M11)]]
* [[SIG Sauer P226#P229|SIG Sauer P229]]
* [[SIG Sauer P230|P230/P232]]
* [[SIG Sauer P239]]
* [[SIG Sauer P220#P245|SIG Sauer P245]]
* [[SIG Sauer M18]]
* [[SIG Sauer P322]]

;Subcompact
* [[SIG Sauer P238]]
* [[SIG Sauer P290]]
* [[SIG Sauer P365]]
* [[SIG Sauer P938]]

;Modular
* [[SIG Sauer P250|P250 Series]]
* [[SIG Sauer P320|P320 Series]]

==== Submachine guns ====
* [[SIG Sauer MPX]]

==== Rifles ====
{{div col}}
* [[SIG Sauer SSG 2000|SSG 2000]]
* [[SIG Sauer SSG 3000|SSG 3000]]
* [[SIG Sauer SIGM400|SIGM400]]
* [[SIG Sauer SIG516|SIG516]]
* [[SIG SG 550|SG 550]]
* SG 563
* SG 711
* [[SG 510]]
* [[SIG MCX]]
* [[SIG MCX-SPEAR]]
** [[XM7 rifle]]
* [[SIG Sauer CROSS|CROSS]] ([[AR-10|AR]]-style [[bolt-action]] hybrid "precision hunting" rifle)
*[[SIG Sauer SIGM400]] (AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle)
{{div col end}}

==== Light machine guns ====
* [[SIG Sauer MG 338|MG 338]]
** [[XM250]]

=== SIG Air brand ===
==== Air pistol ====
{{div col}}
* SIG Air P226 ASP
* SIG Air P320 ASP
* SIG Air P320-M17
* SIG Air X-Five ASP
* SIG Air P365 
* SIG Air 1911 
* SIG Air Precision Super Target Air Pistol ([[airgun#Pump pneumatic|single-stroke pneumatic pistol]])
{{div col end}}

==== Air rifle ====
{{div col}}
* SIG Air MPX ASP
* SIG Air MCX ASP
* SIG Air MCX Virtus [[airgun#Pre-charged pneumatic|PCP]]
* SIG Air ASP20 ([[break barrel]] [[gas spring|gas piston]] [[airgun#Spring-piston|spring air rifle]])
{{div col end}}

==== Airsoft ====
* SIG Air ProForce M17
* SIG Air ProForce M18
* SIG Air ProForce P229 
* SIG Air ProForce MCX Virtus [[airsoft gun#Automatic electric guns|AEG]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|Companies}}
* [[List of firearm brands]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|id=gAhcU_NfYQA|title=SIG Pistols Factory: An inside Look at how SIG Sauer Pistols are made from SIG's Plant in Germany}}

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