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The SIG Sauer M17 and M18 are service pistols derived from the SIG Sauer P320 in use with the United States Armed Forces. On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer 's P320 had won the Army's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition .
SIG Sauer's entry was declared the winner on January 19, 2017, with plans to begin fielding before the end of that year. [3] [4] The XM17 and XM18 versions of the SIG Sauer P320 were chosen for the full size and compact pistol versions. After acceptance into service, the handguns got the designations M17 and M18, respectively.
M18 Claymore mine, an American anti-personnel landmine; M18 Hellcat, an American tank destroyer used in World War II; M18 smoke grenade, a colored smoke grenade; M18 recoilless rifle, a late-World War II recoilless rifle; SIG Sauer M18 pistol, a compact, carry sized SIG Sauer P320 used by the United States armed forces
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. [20] [21] In 2015, SIG Sauer expanded to include suppressors, optics, ammo and airguns, aiming to provide a greater range of firearm and firearm safety equipment and accessories. [5]
The SIG Sauer system is a type of action found in self-loading handguns. It is a refinement of designs based on the work of both John M. Browning and Charles Petter which began with the Colt Model 1900 , progressed to the French Model 1935A , and later the SIG P210 handgun.
Between 1996 and 2000, Chuck's sold 2,370 guns that were linked to crimes by police, [3] more than any other gun shop in the area. [4] Between 2009 and 2013 guns recovered from crime scenes in the city came from Chuck's more than any other gun dealer – a total of 1,516, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 8% of all guns recovered from crimes scenes during that time ...
It became the first polymer-frame handgun from SIG Sauer and one of the first pistols to feature a built-in universal accessory rail and interchangeable grips. [10]: 78 The SIG Pro was marketed as a lightweight [11] and compact alternative to the "legacy" SIG Sauer handguns in an increasingly competitive and budget-oriented law enforcement market.
The SIG-Sauer P225 was the least expensive (due mainly to the inventive design) and received the majority of the orders. To be able to manufacture that many handguns, SIG acquired a controlling interest in J. P. Sauer & Sohn in Eckernförde, Germany to manufacture parts for the P220. This is also where all P225s were manufactured.