SIG P226 No Rail

[Tawcoma26]

Howdy guys,

A few questions before I send off and put this firearm in jail. I'm planning on picking up a 1989 SIG P226 9mm made in Herndon, VA without rail. Is there anything I should be looking for? Price wise too? Anything you can all come up with is definitely appreciated.

Thanks

[Fritz265]

Howdy guys,

A few questions before I send off and put this firearm in jail. I'm planning on picking up a 1989 SIG P226 9mm made in Herndon, VA without rail. Is there anything I should be looking for? Price wise too? Anything you can all come up with is definitely appreciated.

Thanks

I had one of the US made 226s for over 15 years without problems. It would have been distributed by Interarms in Herndon. Even used, the frame is timeless and isn't much different than 226s made today so parts are readily available. Still would be going in the 400-500 range used. Up to 700 or so if new.

a GREAT handgun and will serve you well for many more years to come.

[Tawcoma26]

Its going for 500 if I may add.

Thanks again.

[aca72]

'89 P226?
Must be "MADE IN GERMANY" or "W. GERMANY"
Must have matching serial numbers on the slide, frame, and barrel.
That's a keeper.

[Fritz265]

'89 P226?
Must be "MADE IN GERMANY" or "W. GERMANY"
Must have matching serial numbers on the slide, frame, and barrel.
That's a keeper.

Correct. The serial number would start with a U if German made. UU if US made.

[pepsiaddict]

'89 P226?
Must be "MADE IN GERMANY" or "W. GERMANY"
Must have matching serial numbers on the slide, frame, and barrel.
That's a keeper.

Correct. The serial number would start with a U if German made. UU if US made.

Yep mines says Exeter-NH on one side and made in W.Germany on the other side with 3 matching serials it also has some weird stamp on the barrel.

[Fritz265]

If NH then would be post 1992 I think

[aca72]

Know thy SIG...

Timeless reads on SIG Sauer stuff from http://www.recguns.com/Sources/IIIC2q2.html

SIG-Sauer Proofmarkings Proofmark Letterings letter digit
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3
E 4
F 5
G 6
H 7
J 8
K 9

European firearms manufacturing tends to be more heavily regulated than the U.S. industry: governments often set standards on the amount of pressure gun barrels are required to withstand before bursting. Special extra-hot "proof loads" are fired through all guns to indicate their ability to withstand regular pressure loads over long periods of time. This is often done in government-operated "proof houses". When a firearm has been so tested, the proof house marks it by stamping one or more symbols onto the gun. On most SIG-Sauers, the symbols are placed on the underside of steel slide just forward of the front of the frame, or near the P230's ejection port.

German manufactured SIG-Sauers typically come with three proof marks. The first is an ornamental crown with an N beneath it to indicate it was proofed with smokeless (nitrocellulose) powder. The second looks like a "squished 8-legged 2-pincered bug". This is the proof mark for the Kiel, Germany proofhouse. Lastly, the proof house adds a two letter code to indicate the year the gun was proofed. The table at right shows the letter to digit mapping. For example: a SIG-Sauer stamped KB was proofed in 1991. One stamped JJ was proofed in '88.

American-made SIG-Sauers, namely the P229 and P239, are proofed by SIGARMS to SAAMI specifications at the factory. Once proofed, a circle-'P' emblem is stamped into the lower lug of the barrel.

[Tawcoma26]

I was looking into rail adapters, have any of you heard good things about em. Surefire and Mako look like they make good ones.

[sfbay]

I love my p226.

[Tawcoma26]

Just put her in jail.

Oh I can't wait.

[aca72]

Just put her in jail.

Oh I can't wait.

I can now say that you have good taste.

Enjoy your all-German P226.

[Paperchasin]

All german P226 = Win!