Barrel length 12 cm (4.75"), weight 1.05 kg, year of manufacture not apparent, German proof, condition 2.
As new pistol, marked "9 mm m/49 HTK under crown" on left side of slide, matching numbers, in original box with instructions, interchangeable barrel without number, wooden grip panels, catch strap lug, trigger group removable by hand, short hammer.
Well preserved gun with sharp rifling and clean feed ramp, with as new interchangeable barrel, with superficial minor storage marks. Foam inlay of box completely disintegrated.
Rare variant of the SIG P210, introduced to the Danish military as the M/49.
Following the development of the SACM (Pistolet automatique modèle 1935) by Swiss designer Charles Petter, SIG acquired a license for the Browning-Petter system in 1937 to develop a new self-loading pistol. It was not until after the Second World War, on the initiative of the Swiss Army Command, which wanted to replace the then Parabellum ordnance pistol in 7.65 mm caliber, that development was completed. After testing various experimental models, the P210-1 was first delivered to the Swiss Army as a standard model (originally designated SP47/8) in 1947. A first series was delivered to Swedish sport shooters and to the Danish Army. In the Swiss Army, the pistol was introduced as model P49. SIG produced a total of 113110 pistols of this type. The last major order from the authorities went to the German Federal Border Guard in 1951.

Category: Pistols