Did SIG ever make the all nickel P229 in 9mm?

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October 24, 2018, 09:46 AM

12131

Did SIG ever make the all nickel P229 in 9mm?

I know they did make the all Ni P229 in .40, but, not sure about the 9mm, though. I don't think they ever did, or, if they did, I've never seen one.

October 24, 2018, 12:25 PM

Mustang-PaPa

I don't recall Sig ever releasing a Ni P229/9mm either. I also had the all Ni P229/40S&W.

October 24, 2018, 12:55 PM

12131

That's what I thought. Reason I asked is I have a pre-ban factory Ni SIG SAUER P229 9mm mag so marked, that I've had for several years (bought from a member here). And, it just dawned on me today that SIG apparently never made a Nickel P229 in 9mm.

October 24, 2018, 02:13 PM

rpm2010

I think they did, pretty sure I've seen a few over the years.

October 24, 2018, 04:13 PM

airbubba

i can't recall ever seeing one.

October 24, 2018, 05:41 PM

BuddyChryst

Preban P229 was a small window. Did they make an all-stainless in that time period?

October 24, 2018, 08:12 PM

RHINOWSO

I honestly don't think the P229 was out in 9MM before the AWB, it was just 40 & 357SIG.

October 24, 2018, 08:28 PM

12131

quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
I honestly don't think the P229 was out in 9MM before the AWB, it was just 40 & 357SIG.

I no longer own these two P229s 9mm, but they were released/sold a few months before the AWB became law. Even had the date clock on the mag bases (13-rounders) indicating the month, April, iirc. And no LE restricted markings.

A very small window, indeed, especially for the pre-ban 9mm P229.

October 24, 2018, 08:56 PM

andronicus

What would be the point of a nickel coated stainless slide. I know it's been done with revolvers. Outside of collectability is there a point?

October 24, 2018, 09:24 PM

sigfreund

quote:
Originally posted by andronicus:
What would be the point of a nickel coated stainless slide. I know it's been done with revolvers. Outside of collectability is there a point?

So the entire gun would be the same hue; nickel and bare stainless don’t look exactly the same. When two-tone SIGs had nickel-plated controls, the stainless steel slides were plated as well for that reason.

October 25, 2018, 07:41 AM

RHINOWSO

quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
I honestly don't think the P229 was out in 9MM before the AWB, it was just 40 & 357SIG.

I no longer own these two P229s 9mm, but they were released/sold a few months before the AWB became law. Even had the date clock on the mag bases (13-rounders) indicating the month, April, iirc. And no LE restricted markings.

A very small window, indeed, especially for the pre-ban 9mm P229.

Thanks for the correction, I knew it had to be small window.

Coming of firearms age in the mid-90s, I only saw 4S&W P229s for many years (and was one of the first guns a good friend of mine bought when we all turned 21).

October 25, 2018, 09:18 AM

12131

quote:
Originally posted by BuddyChryst:
Preban P229 was a small window. Did they make an all-stainless in that time period?

There was no all stainless P229 at the time.