General Facts
- TYPE
Pistol - ORIGIN
Switzerland - NICKNAMES
P210 (factory designation)
Pistol M/49 (Danish military designation)
Neuhausen (Danish nickname)
Ordonnanzpistole 49 (Swiss military designation)
SP 47/8 (early pre-production version) - DESIGNED
1947 - 1949 - DESIGNER
SIG - PRODUCTION
1949 - 2005 - PRODUCERS Switzerland - SIG Arms
- QUANTITY
About 350.000, including civilian sales. - UNIT COST
Unknown - CHARACTERISTICS
Very accurate
High production quality
Expensive
Limited magazine capacity
Introduction
The P210 is an early Cold War era pistol of Swiss origin. It was developed shortly after World War 2 for Swiss military use. It is known for its high production quality and good accuracy.
Design
The P210 is a further development of the French Mle 35A pistol. It is a single action pistol that uses short recoil operation. It is made out of steel, with the exception of the grip plates which can be either wood or plastic. The P210 is a high quality pistol and expensive to produce since the slide and frame are machined from blocks of steel. Normally fixed iron sights are fitted, although many civilian models are fitted with adjustable sights.
Firepower
The P210 is a semi-automatic pistol. It fires the 9x19mm round from an 8 round single stack magazine. For civilian use it also was available in 7.65mm Parabellum. The P210 is known as an accurate pistol.
Users
The main user of the P210 has been Switzerland which adopted it for military and law enforcement use. It was also exported to Denmark and Germany. The P210 has also been widely sold in various versions on the civilian market.
P210
P210: The P210 has been produced in 10 versions. All the models adopted by military and law enforcement users are similar to the P210-2 model. For civilian use it was available in the standard model and in various models that may include a longer barrel, adjustable sights, adjustable trigger, heavier frame, longer slide and different finish.
- Specifications:
- P210-2
| Type | Pistol |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine | 8 rounds |
| Operation | Short recoil, single action |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Barrel length | 120 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 6 grooves, 250 mm right hand twist |
| Muzzle velocity | 335 m/s |
| Stock | - |
| Length | 215 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0.90 kg empty |
| Sights | Iron sights, fixed, blade front and notch rear, 165 mm sight radius |
| Remarks | - |
P220
The P220 series was introduced as a cheaper yet still high quality alternative for the P210.