Sig Sauer P228



Type: Semiautomatic, mechanically locked, recoil operated Chamber: 9x19mm Weight unloaded: 800 g Length: 198 mm  Barrel length: 112 mm  Capacity: 12 rounds

The Sig P220 was developed for the Swiss Army as a replacement for the Sig P210, which had been developed during World War II; in service it is known as "pistol Model 75". For development of the P220, Sig collaborated with JP Sauer of Germany, thus, the P220 and all subsequent pistols from SIG are properly known as SIG-Sauer pistols. The P220 operates by the locked breech short-recoil method pioneered by John Browning.