518:, the first mass-produced semi-automatic pistol to feature a cocking/de-cocking lever. It was a very advanced pocket pistol design made in .25 ACP, .32 ACP, and .380 ACP. It was adopted as German alternate standard as 'Modell 38' and was widely used by air and tank forces. Full length is 158.75mm, barrel length is 84 2/3mm, mass is 737.088g with a magazine capacity of eight. The action has a cocker/de-cocker lever that can control the concealed hammer. The handgun has a re-strike capability should the round in the chamber fail to fire on the first trigger pull.
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808:, but afterwards withdraw from this market. The '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. With 'SIG' as their partner/owner, 'Sauer' returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. In 1975 the
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Swiss law of neutrality limits the ability of firearms manufacturers to export. Companies which wish to do so may by using a foreign partner. These restrictions prevented 'SIG' from exploiting a new design concept they had developed. The design resulted from the creation at that time of a new form of
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The well-known trademarks were also still being used by the GDR to sell products abroad until 1970. With all the companies being united, use of the trade names 'Sauer und Sohn (Suhl)', 'Fortuna (Suhl)', 'C. G. Haenel (Suhl)', 'Gebr. Merkel (Suhl)', and 'Simson (Suhl)' (the latter only for
651:. Experienced workers from Suhl had joined, and the production of hunting firearms, and later pistols, was begun the same year. Export markets were a.o. Scandinavia and the US, Brasil and Pakistan. The company grew bigger soon, and employed over 400 people by the mid-1960s. In 1966 the
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Spurred by the necessity to partner with a foreign company in order to profit from their production machinery and the items it could produce 'SIG' chose the German firm of 'J. P. Sauer & Sohn'. In joining they also combined their expertise in firearms design. As a result, the
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In 1937 the Sauer 'Karabinerbau' is erected in Suhl. By 1938 about 1,450 employees are working for the company. With beginning of World War 2 Sauer & Sohn is manufacturing more military firearms again, after 1941 production serves the war effort almost exclusively. Next to
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The "SIG" group originally operated diverse divisions, from packaging (first 1906) to railway cars, streetcars and bogies (from 1853), automobiles (first 1921, last 1953) to arms development and manufacturing (from 1860). Their railway tech division was sold in 1995 to
530:(GDR). In April 1945 the U.S. Army arrives in Suhl, in early July the area is ceded to the Soviet Red Army. The company assets were seized without compensation end of October. This was confirmed by the German Communists in 1948, Rolf-Dietrich Sauer moving to
592:(ex Sauer & Sohn) and 'Merkel' plant parts were attached to the 'Thälmann Works' as 'Produktionsbereiche' (PB, production areas). Now hunting weapons, later also small calibre and sporting firearms and airguns are being manufactured again. The firm
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In 1972 Rolf-Dietrich Sauer died. In 1975 'Sauer
Getriebe' took over plants in Aachen and Kiel from 'Sauer Maschinenbau', and in 1976 the 'J. P. Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau' sold their hunting arms business in Eckernförde to the
534:(later FRG). Hans Sauer is deported by the Soviet occupational government and never heard from again, he probably died in 1946. The machinery, as happened with most of the industrial companies that had been located in the
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1998 — SIGARMS brought in first shotgun line designed specifically for SIGARMS by B. Rizzini of Italy. Next year, the revolutionary Blaser R93 rifle line from Isny, Germany, was distributed nationwide through
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model, it was also expensive to manufacture, required machining operations at high levels of precision. This produced a firearm that was known for its accuracy, but too expensive to be sold to a wider market.
538:, was mostly dismantled and moved east. From 1946 to 1948, formerly independent companies in East Germany, or what was left of them, were restructured and finally merged into industrial
604:, motorbikes and also firearms, is included in the group. The weapons manufacturing is taken over by the 'Thälmann Works', until all companies mentioned are finally merged into the
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In the late 1990s the Swiss arms industry as a whole faced a period of thorough restructuring. In the autumn of 2000 the firearms divisions of "SIG", including their arms brand
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in the past because of its many gunmakers. J.P. Sauer & Sohn is the oldest recorded gun maker in
Germany. In 1815 Johann-Gottlob Sauer started managing the firm; in 1835
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industrial production equipment, known as the "Automatic Screw
Machine", which was introduced by the company. While 'SIG' had produced a very high quality handgun in their
876:, modified 'SIG P220' design produced for 'Browning Arms' company. On right side of the slide are the words "SIG Sauer System". The first 'SIG Sauer P220' type sold in US.
156:) is a manufacturer of firearms and machinery and is the oldest firearms manufacturer still active in Germany. The products of this company are frequently referred to as
816:. The double-action trigger mechanism combined with advanced safety features, including the hammer lowering decocking lever, were contributed by 'Sauer' to the new
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branch and brand name created. The declared goal was to expand market share and to be of international relevance in the small arms industry. In 1985 the company
568:(MEWA short for 'Metallwaren' - metalwares, metal products), at first producing small machinery (e.g. typewriters and sewing machines) for the civilian market.
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handgun for Swiss military and police, to replace the 'P210'. Design based on a simplified Petter-Browning system, actually the very first 'SIG Sauer System'.
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lost in the US military 'XM9' handgun procurement program, due to being underbid by
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1975/76 — 'SIG' forms partnership with hunting arms manufacturer 'J. P. Sauer & Sohn' (Eckernförde) to expand their arms division.
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In 1951, Rolf-Dietrich Sauer sold the rights of the name and trademark and formed a new enterprise with a partner in the FGR. First in
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International GmbH" (hunting, shooting, outdoors accessories) were consolidated under one roof by the "LĂĽke & Ortmeier" holding.
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Sauer & Sohn manufactured both handguns and long arms, including revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
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In 2000–2008, production of "J. P. Sauer & Sohn", "Mauser
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continued to manufacture products separately again, with changing ownerships, sometimes well into the 2000s.
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Eckernförde.
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was established (in
Virginia), to import and distribute firearms into the US market (later renamed to
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1941 — The "Drilling M30" ("Luftwaffedrilling") for airplane crews, made by Sauer & Sohn in Suhl.
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1941 — Sauer produces military arms almost exclusively again until end of war, e.g. "Karabiner 98k".
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took over 'J. P. Sauer & Sohn'. In 1968 'Wilhelm Poppe' merged with other companies into
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1950 — Rolf-Dietrich Sauer sells rights so a new enterprise in BRD (West
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1945 — Factory taken over by Soviets, production resumed for war reparations, Hans Sauer captured.
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1936 — Models 36 and 37 'Kipplaufbüchsen' created, trigger devices for double guns, double safety.
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1990 — SIGARMS moves to Exeter, New Hampshire, where production facilities had been established.
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1751 — Company founded by Lorenz Sauer, producing mostly military arms for a long time.
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pistol series by 'SIGARMS', also offered in Europe (adopted e.g. by French police).
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Grässlin, Jürgen; Harrich, Daniel; Harrich-Zandberg, Danuta (28 September 2015).
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1796:"J. P. Sauer & Sohn – Gewehre fuer Generationen"
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351:1915 — Company introduces the Model 25 Drilling.
269:and his sons Rudolf and Franz found the company
1276:The following bolt-action rifle is marketed by
1264:Sauer SL5 Selbstladeflinte (introduced in 2017)
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173:The first Sauer company was founded in 1751 by
1645:. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. pp. 55–56.
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1522:Our corporate history _ Sauer Compressors
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276:1879 — Company patents backloading rifle.
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286:), won a Gold Medal at World Exhibition.
1677:(7th ed.). Stackpole. p. 287.
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824:Some Arms by SAN SIG Arms and SIG Sauer
598:VEB Fahrzeug und Gerätewerk Simson Suhl
480:in the Suhl, and a competing model by
201:created the new name and trademark of
1388:"German Gun Makers & Dealers P-T"
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678:Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
616:weapons, not vehicles) were dropped.
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1011:"SAN SIG Arms" (Neuhausen), renamed
512:Of particular note is the company's
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1220:S 303 Black Velvet (discontinued)
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1914:Firearm manufacturers of Germany
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812:line of handguns began with the
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631:Sauer & Sohn in West Germany
606:VEB Fahrzeug- und Jagdwaffenwerk
508:Modell 38H, Smolensk War Museum.
472:. Among the better known is the
451:MKb 42H (Haenel), front gas port
416:1972 — Rolf-Dietrich Sauer dies.
408:Kompressorenfabrik Wilhelm Poppe
1435:Book of Pistols & Revolvers
1362:"J.P. Sauer & Sohn in Suhl"
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1091:Sauer 90 (discontinued in 2008)
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1772:. swissarms.ch. Archived from
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1214:S 303 Elegance (discontinued)
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1073:rifles (1958 – early 1970s).
421:Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau
193:became manager. In 1840 that
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1497:Kallmyers, Arfamann (2006).
1287:(Target Rifle, discontinued)
1208:S 303 Classic (discontinued)
901:, created for Swiss Army as
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1877:German Hunting Guns Archive
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1211:S 303 Hybrid (discontinued)
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980:Sauer in the new millennium
778:The first SIG Sauer handgun
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1770:"San Swiss Arms Chronicle"
1675:Book of Pistols and Rifles
998:LĂĽke & Ortmeier Gruppe
955:target pistols and rifles.
667:is established in 1969 in
428:LĂĽke & Ortmeier Gruppe
229:Self-loading pistol M.1913
221:, National Firearms Museum
133:LĂĽke & Ortmeier Gruppe
1413:deutsches-jagd-lexikon.de
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908:1992 — Production of the
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344:1911 — Franz Sauer's son
337:1904 — Franz Sauer's son
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1822:"Langwaffen – SIG Sauer"
1673:Smith, W. H. B. (1968).
1501:. Peter-Arfmann-Verlag.
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1226:S 303 GTI (discontinued)
558:Greifelt & Compagnie
549:company (now renamed to
443:Karabinerbau, 1937, Suhl
357:1924 — Franz Sauer dies.
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933:1985 — SIGARMS imports
500:Sauer Modell 38H Pistol
459:MKb 42W (Walther) rifle
1929:Semi-automatic pistols
1856:JP Sauer und Sohn GmbH
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1609:"The Mauser History"
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685:Sauer as Part of SIG
164:J. P. Sauer und Sohn
1714:"SIG Sauer History"
1103:S 100 Stainless XTA
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1125:S 101 Classic XTA
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665:Sauer Getriebe KG
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