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The SIGM400 is a family of firearms manufactured by SIG Sauer. [1] The M400 is an air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed carbine that is based on the earlier AR-15 rifle. [2] Depending on the variant, it can be chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO or .300 AAC Blackout cartridges, and may have a fixed or telescoping stock. [3]
The American company is Sig Sauer, Inc (stylized as SIG SAUER). Its predecessor SIGARMS 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 ...
.357 SIG.22 LR United States: 2009-Present SMG Kucher Model K1: Danuvia: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Hungary: 1951-1960s SMG La France M16K-45: La France Specialties.45 ACP United States: 1982 SMG Labora Fontbernat M-1938: Factory Nº15 9×23mm Largo Spain: 1938 SMG Lanchester submachine gun: Sterling Armaments Company: 9×19mm Parabellum United Kingdom ...
The KS family of rifles was unveiled at military small arms conventions in 2022 as being developed for an international special operations forces (SOF) requirement. [1] In September 2023, the British Armed Forces selected the KS-1 rifle under Project Hunter to replace the L85A2-A3 and L119A1-A2 rifles used by the British Army Special Operations Brigade and elements of the Royal Marines ...
In September 2019, SIG Sauer submitted its designs. [10] The SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR (the rifle's commercial designation) is chambered in the 6.8×51mm (.277 in) SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of ammunition such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (for the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm ...
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.
India: Order placed for 72,400 units of SIG 716i model. In December 2019, the first lot of 10,000 rifles was delivered to the Indian Army’s Northern Command. [19] SIG Sauer also confirmed that delivery of the first order has already been completed. [20] Another batch of 70,000 rifles was cleared for order in December 2023.
The SG 540 is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG, currently SAN Swiss Arms AG) of Neuhausen, Switzerland [4] as a private venture primarily destined for export markets and as a potential replacement for the 7.5×55mm Swiss SG 510 automatic rifle known as the Stgw 57 in Swiss service.