I own a...
P226 9mm Nite Sights used police trade/in... $400, 1997.
This is the least expensive handgun I own. The finish on the stamped slide is worn due to holster wear but no rust. The most expensive handgun I own is a P229 .40 ($750, 1995). I am a loyal SIG fan since I first fired one. Other than a 1911 for novelty, I see no reason in buying anything else but SIG.
HK, Glock, Beretta... good but not a SIG. SIG fits perfectly in my hands, like no other. The location of the controls are perfect, like no other. You can field strip it in the dark with one hand into very simple components, like no other. Reliability is scary. Trigger is supreme among DA pistols, like no other. Quality is top notch, like no other. SIG's were designed by world class engineers, not CAD/CAM computers that doesn't know what a human hand is like.
SIG... truly a professionals' weapon.