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The market pushed SIG to produce the rifle with the slimmer profile 551-type handguards and a hooded front sight; this version is marketed as the SIG 556 Classic. [16] Several folding stock models have been released as well as variants with railed forend combinations. Another variant is the SIG 556 DMR featuring a 18 in (457.2 mm) barrel. [17]
A total of 600,000 rifles have been produced for the Swiss Army. [8] SIG 552 "Sturmgewehr 04" (Stgw 04) Switzerland: Carbine: GP 90: Shortened version of the Sig 550, in use with the Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17.It partially replaced the MP5. [9] [dead link ] SIG 553 "Sturmgewehr 07" (Stgw 07) Switzerland: Carbine: GP 90
SIG Sauer AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments.The company was previously registered as SAN Swiss Arms AG and changed its name to SIG Sauer AG in December 2019. [1] It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft.
It is based on the Swiss SIG SG 540 assault rifle which was produced under license in Chile in the 1980s. [4] [1] The design is a shortened version of the SIG 540 rifle, but the rifle's rotating bolt has been replaced with a simple blowback bolt. The SAF also has a bolt hold-open catch that engages after the final shot.
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. [2] The American company is Sig Sauer, Inc (stylized as SIG SAUER).
The SIG GL 5040/5140 is a 40 mm grenade launcher, which can be mounted under all SIG SG 550/551 assault rifle models and is operated in single-shot mode. [1] For compact SG 552/553, the smaller GL 5340 grenade launcher can be used.
Technologically, the Stgw. 57 was the mechanical and design basis for the export-variations of the SG 510 family of small arms. After thirty-three years, from 1957 to 1990, the Swiss Army replaced the Stgw. 57 with the SIG SG 550, a lighter-weight assault rifle.
Hämmerli (German pronunciation:) is a formerly Swiss, now German manufacturer of air guns and firearms aimed mostly at target shooting, especially Olympic events governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. In 2006, Hämmerli was acquired by Umarex; [1] production and customer support moved to Ulm, Germany.