Oriental Redneck
| That slide clearly not Legacy.
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| I don’t pretend to know all the plethora of variants. But I thought “Legacy” indicated the original P229 half height serrations. Does the serial on the frame there match the box? Not saying it’s not a factory pistol or distributor special, but I wouldn’t rule out frankengun.
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Oriental Redneck
| If it were a FrankenSIG from factory, then they should not have put "LGCY" in the Part Number.
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| I suspect it's aftermarket FrankenSIG, based on the detailed description below the Part Number. It says "blk", which means a black gun. Here, OP's gun is a 2-tone. Looks like someone kept the Legacy slide and swapped in a long external extractor slide? Just throwing out a guess.
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| This one has been sticking in my craw. So the slide says Elite. And the Stainless Elite had a beaver tail on the frame, plus the frame was stainless instead of aluminum alloy. So I’m guessing the previous owner wanted a beaver tail with legacy slide (or just wanted a reverse two-tone) so he swapped slides on frames. The grips are also unknown to me. Having the medallion leads me to believe Hogue, I just don’t recognize them (not that I know a lot of grips). I’m sure the pistol will shoot great. Let us know when you have a chance to take it out.
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| Your pistol is the result of someone taking two different P229's and mixing / matching the parts. Specifically the P229 Classic Carry and the Gander Outdoors specific version of the P229 ASE. Sig's with those grips were unique to them. For example: https://www.ganderoutdoors.com...%2Fsemi-auto-pistolsYou have the case, mags, and frame from the P229 Classic Carry. Also the unique grips from the ASE. Someone else, if they've kept all the other stuff together, has a reverse two-tone with P229 ASE frame, the unique Classic Carry grips, and the black legacy slide with short extractor. Note they also had to swap the locking insert between both as the P229 Classic Carry uses a P228/P229(9) barrel while the P229 ASE uses a P229-1 barrel. The locking insert is specific to the type of slide/barrel being used. |
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| In any event, you have an interesting & unique pistol. Enjoy!
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| Enjoy the pistol. It is a SIG and you made the correct decision.
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| quote: Originally posted by 12131: ^^^^ Same.
Classic Carry is the same? |
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