SIG P210 Prototype Combat Pistols
P 210 Special Versions
There are a variety of gunsmiths who produce such special P 210 pistols, for example, the Crottet company in Wiezikon, the Schneebeli company in Winterthur, and many domestic and foreign gunsmiths. Below are some of the aforementioned versions listed. This provides a small overview of these special P 210 versions.
COMBAT Trials
In 1982, Mr. L. Crottet wanted a SIG P 210-8 Combat-Crottet to be manufactured by SIG. Initially, SIG allocated the numbers P 98414 to P 98515 for 100 pistols. However, in 1983, this agreement was canceled by SIG. SIG explained the withdrawal in 1983 as follows: The Swiss Combat Club had a demand for at least 200–400 Combat P 210-8 pistols, which SIG would produce itself. However, these pistols have not been produced by SIG to this day! Thus, only a few trial versions of the P 210-8 COMBAT were made.
For the year 1996, a SIG P 210 Combat is planned. Exact details about the quantity and specifications are not yet known. The adjacent illustration might serve as a reference.
The Specs and information on the different gun models listed below are based on Das Grosse Buch der SIG-Pistolen, “The Big Book of SIG Pistols,” by Lorenz Vetter.
SIG P 210
Combat-Crottet Prototype, 1976–83
- Weapon Number: P 76532 Z
- Designer: SIG/Crottet
- Manufacturer: SIG/Crottet
- Caliber: 9 mm Para
- Action: 2nd version, sandblasted, blued
- Frame: P 210-6, heavy frame (reinforced)
- Barrel Length and Type: 120 mm, tilting barrel
- Number of Grooves: Six
- Twist: Right, 250 mm
- Magazine: Sandblasted, blued
- Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds
- Slide: P 210-6, rear screwed-in
- Front Sight: Combat ramped front sight, looped
- Rear Sight: Combat micro sight, looped
- Grip Panels: Ebony, flat design, fine checkering, without lanyard loop
Special Features:
Extended slide release and extended safety lever, push-button magazine release, reinforced magazine base, integrated steel backstrap, widened magazine well, and removal of the magazine safety. Number P 76532 “Z” (Z for duplicate number).
SIG P 210-6 “COMBAT,” 1979
- Weapon Number: P 86011
- Designer: SIG
- Manufacturer: SIG and a German gunsmith
- Caliber: 9 mm Para
- Action: Sandblasted, blued, left side
- Frame: P 86011, SIG insignia, P 210-6, nickel-plated with a special trigger guard, left side of P 86011, stamped “P” on the trigger guard, proofed in Thun
- Barrel Length and Type: 120 mm, tilting barrel
- Number of Grooves: Six
- Twist: Right, 250 mm
- Magazine: Black, sandblasted, with an extended magazine base
- Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds
- Slide: Sports slide, rear screwed-in
- Front Sight: Block front sight, looped, with white markings
- Rear Sight: Adjustable revolver-style rear sight, looped
- Grip Panels: Long sport wooden grips, fine checkering, lacquered, without lanyard loop
Special Features:
On the left grip panel, a round inlaid metal plate with the engraving “1979 P 86011.” Special safety lever and magazine release with a button on top. A German gunsmith modified the pistol. The trigger guard was extended forward by attaching a nose.
SIG P 210-6 “COMBAT,” 1979
- Weapon Number: P 86729
- Designer: SIG
- Manufacturer: SIG / Schneebeli Company, Winterthur
- Caliber: 9 mm Para
- Action: Sandblasted, blued, left side
- Frame: P 86729, SIG insignia, P 210-6 engraved, chrome-plated with special lanyard loop, grooves on the front, left side stamped “P 86729” with “P” proof mark
- Barrel Length and Type: 120 mm, tilting barrel
- Number of Grooves: Six
- Twist: Right, 250 mm
- Magazine: Blued, with extended magazine base
- Magazine Capacity: 8 rounds
- Slide: Sports slide, rear screwed-in
- Front Sight: Block front sight with a white dot, looped
- Rear Sight: Block rear sight with a white line, looped
- Grip Panels: Long sport wooden grips, fine checkering, lacquered, with lanyard loop
Special Features:
Special safety lever, magazine release at the top. The pistol was modified by the Schneebeli Company in Winterthur. The trigger guard is extended at the front with a nose.
