They've often had some "oddball" builds, especially during transitional times. SIG did start to build the -1 guns in 2009, so it's very possible that you have one. Along with this, the locking inserts in the frame are different between the -1 and old style guns. I have the box the pistol came in but I can't decipher any of the numeric codes. They said they couldn't help me since they don't have any info on pistols manufactured in Germany prior to 2005. If your mags are the P229-1 ones, they should say so on them, and they'll hold 15 rounds as in the picture linked in /u/richalex2010 's post below.įinally, the P229-1 and standard P229 barrels are not interchangeable, so if your barrel says P229-1 on the block, you have a P229-1. I called Sig to inquire as to the date of manufacture. It's also why they started having 15 round factory mags. That's why the 9mm P229-1 has the magazines that are wider at the bottom and then have the little "step" inward near the top. The question on the magazines is a good one - one of the things that they changed when going to the P229-1 is that they went from using one frame for 9mm and one for. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked SIG SAUER P229. Yours looks like one of the early E2's with the "legacy" slide. Action Type: Detachable Magazine Double Action DA/SA Semi-Automatic Pistol with Decocker. You can put the E2 grips on any of the versions of the 229 with a changeout of the hammer spring and strut, so that's not a good test.
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