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SIG SAUER AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments. 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 ''
; Rifles
* SG 550 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
www.sigsauer.swiss/en
nbsp;— official site {{Switzerland-company-stub Firearm manufacturers of Switzerland Lüke & Ortmeier Gruppe Neuhausen am Rheinfall SIG Sauer
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 SIG "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 fromZürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
owns a small part of the company.
In 2020, the company changed its name to SIG SAUER AG.
Products
; Rifles
* SG 550 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 Swiss Armed Forces
The Swiss Armed Forces (german: Schweizer Armee, french: Armée suisse, it, Esercito svizzero, rm, Armada svizra; ) operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, re ...
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 (non-blowback, polymer variant)
;Grenade launchers
* GLG 40 and GL 5040/5140
;Pellet rifles
* TG-1
See also
References
External links
www.sigsauer.swiss/en
nbsp;— official site {{Switzerland-company-stub Firearm manufacturers of Switzerland Lüke & Ortmeier Gruppe Neuhausen am Rheinfall SIG Sauer