SIG SAUER AG is a

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manufacturer of

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. The company was previously registered as SAN Swiss Arms AG and changed its name to SIG SAUER AG in December 2019. 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 SIG Combibloc Group AG, originally founded as ''Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft'' (German for Swiss Industrial Company; in French, as ''Société Industrielle Suisse''; and, in Italian, as ''Societa Industriale Svizzera''), and later know ...

. '' The company is now part of L&O Holding, which also owns the German-based SIG SAUER GmbH & Co.KG and the US-based SIG SAUER Inc.

History

The

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"Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft" was founded as "Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik bei Schaffhausen". Production of arms started in 1860 at the request of the Swiss Army. Between 1970 and 1975, SIG purchased Swiss-based Hämmerli AG as well as the German-based Hämmerli in Tiengen and SAUER & SOHN GmbH in Eckernförde. In 2000, SIG sold the small arms division to the Lüke & Ortmeier Group and the company became SAN Swiss Arms AG. The Castelli-Moser family from

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owns a small part of the company. In 2020, the company changed its name to SIG SAUER AG.

Products

; Rifles *

SG 550 The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by Swiss Arms AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG) in Switzerland. "SG" is an abbreviation for ''Sturmgewehr'' ("assault rifle"). The rifle ...

line of assault rifles (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines, the SG 553 and various semi-automatic sporting variants). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the

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and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers. *

SAN 511 The SAN 511, formerly OM 50 Nemesis, is a bolt-action sniper rifle made by Switzerland, Swiss manufacturer Swiss Arms (formerly AMSD). It was created in early 21st century. It fires the .50 BMG cartridge. It is a derivative of the French sniper ri ...

; Pistols *

SIG Sauer SP 2022 The SIG Pro is a series of semi-automatic pistols developed by SIG Sauer in Exeter, New Hampshire. It became the first polymer-frame handgun from SIG Sauer and one of the first pistols to feature a built-in universal accessory rail and interch ...

(non-blowback, polymer variant) ;Grenade launchers * GLG 40 and GL 5040/5140 ;Pellet rifles * TG-1

References

External links

www.sigsauer.swiss/en
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History

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