Rare sig p210
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Hi Jacques,
This one reminds me of another Swiss P210 special edition with all white grips ( I think they are Ivory but not sure ). One of those was on sale at CSC not long ago. I just checked and it is no longer on their web site. Maybe they sold it. Price tag was, of course, quite hefty. If memory serves in the 10K .
Bonne journée
Gilbert
This one reminds me of another Swiss P210 special edition with all white grips ( I think they are Ivory but not sure ). One of those was on sale at CSC not long ago. I just checked and it is no longer on their web site. Maybe they sold it. Price tag was, of course, quite hefty. If memory serves in the 10K .
Bonne journée
Gilbert
Anybody have ever seen this king of SIG P210.
I think it's a kind of commemorative of Something.
More infos will be appreciated.
Jacques,
This is a 50th anniversary P210 made in 1999 to commemorate the 50 years of the Pistole 49 (1949-1999). A total of 500 were manufactured.
001 - 250 came with rounded edge safety, square profile cross-checkered slide stop and no half-#### “safety notch” on the hammer, exactly as the first production run of P210s back in late 1940s.
251 - 500 came with a more modern textured safety, updated shape slide stop and with the half-#### “safety notch” on the hammer.
Value would be in the $5-6k US.
hatman1793
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Over-rated, expensive Swiss junk.
STI's TargetMaster creams this Euro-junk.
There are so many American 1911 high end manufacturers that put the lame P210 to rest. Dress up the P210 all you want, engrave it with gold & offer it up. Even the Maria Guschina CZ superior Shadow2 will kick its ass all day long.
Really!
STI's TargetMaster creams this Euro-junk.
There are so many American 1911 high end manufacturers that put the lame P210 to rest. Dress up the P210 all you want, engrave it with gold & offer it up. Even the Maria Guschina CZ superior Shadow2 will kick its ass all day long.
Really!
I’m no fan of the special editions...but the p210 is still an iconic pistol..would sell my left nut for one...handled and shot one once..I was immediately in love...my Cz shadow is still a very nice shooter..and my first keeper....
+1. Also no fan of commemoratives - just manufacturer added profit - but a P210 service pistol is also the most accurate production 9mm I've ever shot full stop. Take one over an STI any day; they don't call those 'Legendary'. Lol.
You might do well to remember what Thumper's mother always told him.
Overrated? perhaps.
junk: not in the slightest.
I'm curious as if you actually tried one, or is this hate coming from the internets.
Trough the years, I have had several P210's both Swiss and German. At the moment, I still have a nice Swiss one. The P210 remains a favorite of mine and I have shot lots of different makes of pistols. The built quality of the P210 is undeniable and yes, they are accurate.
Gilbert
Gilbert
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Euro-junk is winning all the Olympic gold.
I'll put up my P210-5 against whatever !
I'll put up my P210-5 against whatever !
Forest1488
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Love the Sig P210 in any form.
There is no American 1911 high end that will print 5 cm at 50 m. You are kidding yourself or talking aout of your ...For the CZ I am not sure, maybe, but high end CZ, not military grade service gun out of assebly line. You are comparing apples to oranges, not even...
On 19 May 1942, SIG tested five service handguns for accuracy in preparation for the development of their candidate for the next Swiss service sidearm, eventually adopted as the Pistole 49 and designated commercially as the P210. This is what they got in eight shots fired at 50 meters:
- Walther P38:12.0cm from rest/14.5 cm offhand
- Radom ViS35:18.5cm from rest/17.0 cm offhand
- Colt M1911:30.0cm from rest/42.0 cm offhand
- 9mm Luger 06/29:5.5cm from rest/11.5 cm offhand
- 7.65 Luger 06/29:5.8cm from rest/9.0 cm offhand
5 cm=1.9" Guess you never heard of Les Baer 1.5" guarantee
I got the target to back it up
Kampfhamster
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But that's still not a standard army issue pistol.
For standard issue handgun, yes it's the most accurate every issued....although the Walther PPQ might give it a run for it's money.
I love the Sig P210's.....but....I borrowed one for a few months and could not shoot it as well as my Sig X5's....I wanted to shoot it better, I wanted to love it. I just couldn't get it to perform like my X 5's. Consistently shot my Sig X5's more accurately than the P210.
Down in Mississippi at the NRA NPSC you can find out what really does the job. That would be custom 1911's in 9mm, usually with a 6" barrel / slide. There are Sig X5's down there too and in the right hands, with an X6, could also win.
That's the reality of shooting at 50 meters. If the National Champion could gain an advantage with a P210 6" gun he would use one....he doesn't.
Now those custom 1911's and Sig X6's are not general issue handguns, mass produced and handed out either.
Rich
I love the Sig P210's.....but....I borrowed one for a few months and could not shoot it as well as my Sig X5's....I wanted to shoot it better, I wanted to love it. I just couldn't get it to perform like my X 5's. Consistently shot my Sig X5's more accurately than the P210.
Down in Mississippi at the NRA NPSC you can find out what really does the job. That would be custom 1911's in 9mm, usually with a 6" barrel / slide. There are Sig X5's down there too and in the right hands, with an X6, could also win.
That's the reality of shooting at 50 meters. If the National Champion could gain an advantage with a P210 6" gun he would use one....he doesn't.
Now those custom 1911's and Sig X6's are not general issue handguns, mass produced and handed out either.
Rich
Another point to make is that no other standard military issued handguns were able to swap parts with each other and still be functional. What Swiss 'watchmakers' achieved back in 1949 was Sci-Fi bordering for the era.
No other handgun manufacturer was even close to that level of manufacturing on assembly line at that time. They have achieved back then what many can't do even today with CNC technology. It is not just about printing 5cm at 50m but many other things. Army contract had so many rigorous requirements and many rejects ended up as centennial models on civilian market. Those models would receive better or different finish after the reason for rejection was remedied. They would receive P instead of A prefix, different serial numbering and off to custom shop.
P210s did not earn their fame through marketing, heck, many of you didn't even know that they existed till couple decades ago. That are designed and made to be rugged, accurate, full size military hand gun - not the target gun but many using P210 as such because is capable.
No other handgun manufacturer was even close to that level of manufacturing on assembly line at that time. They have achieved back then what many can't do even today with CNC technology. It is not just about printing 5cm at 50m but many other things. Army contract had so many rigorous requirements and many rejects ended up as centennial models on civilian market. Those models would receive better or different finish after the reason for rejection was remedied. They would receive P instead of A prefix, different serial numbering and off to custom shop.
P210s did not earn their fame through marketing, heck, many of you didn't even know that they existed till couple decades ago. That are designed and made to be rugged, accurate, full size military hand gun - not the target gun but many using P210 as such because is capable.
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