Description
Some firearms carry weight beyond their steel and serial number. This SIG Sauer P226 X-Five Tactical in Flat Dark Earth (FDE) is one of those, a final masterpiece from the SIG Mastershop in Eckernförde, Germany, built before the workshop’s doors closed for good. It’s not just a pistol; it’s a piece of the Mastershop’s legacy, precision, performance, and artistry distilled into one final expression.
The X-Five Tactical represents the pinnacle of SIG’s engineering. Every surface, every control, every trigger pull speaks to the kind of craftsmanship that made the Mastershop legendary. The FDE finish gives it a modern, utilitarian edge, rugged yet refined, while the fit and finish remain distinctly European: smooth, deliberate, and exact. The P226 platform has always been about dependability and balance, but in the X-Five Tactical, those traits reach their highest form.
Collectors know how scarce these late-production Mastershop pistols are, especially in the U.S. market. They’re the last of their kind, hand-fitted, tuned by German craftsmen, and built with a level of care that no longer exists in mass production.
This particular example comes complete with its original box and paperwork, adding authenticity and preserving its provenance, key details for any serious collector. Together, those elements transform a great pistol into a truly complete artifact.
Whether you admire it for its precision, its rarity, or its history, the P226 X-Five Tactical FDE stands as a reminder of what the Mastershop represented: an era when SIG built not just firearms, but benchmarks in design and execution.
