New to me, 36 year old Sig Sauer P6, German Police gun

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Trooper Joe

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This P6 was made in November 1979 and served as a German Police sidearm. Just picked it up a couple of days ago and installed new sights and grips only. Lucked out and found 6 OEM new magazines. I figure that those along with the 4 I got with the gun should take care of me for now.

I guess, from what I see on the various forums and search engines, these surplus P6 guns were flooding the market several years ago. Seems like a lot of owners refinished them and sort of customized them also.

I wonder what the retail price would be for one set up like mine if they were currently making them? Sure feels like a real gun with no plastic to speak of. :)

Trooper Joe

PS: Am looking for a Sig #8 front high contrast sight if anyone has one at a reasonable price. The #7 I installed is about 1/2" low at 7 yards (Specs call for a #8 front and a #7 rear. I currently have a #7 at both ends.)
 
The German Police specs called for it. They called it a "deforming" hammer. If the gun was dropped on the hammer, the armor would know about it by sight since the hook part would bend in and deform. The gun was then thoroughly inspected before it was put back into service.

Another internet story is that it facilitated some type of a lanyard set up. I can't for the life of me see how you can have a lanyard attached to a pistol hammer and have the gun function when needed.

Some guys install P225 hammers on these but I think the hooked one adds to the charm of the gun.

Trooper Joe
 
Hmm...i guess if dropped on the hammer the deforming hook would absorb some of the energy, thereby reducing the chance of the pistol firing. Does this pistol have a firing pin block like the P226?

Strange, but novel. Id leave it in place as well. Just cause people will ask;)
 
That's a real beaut! I had one of those I got on the cheap when we were flooded with them. Great shooter even if it had significant holster wear.

Its the only gun I've sold that I sort of, a little bit, regret getting rid of. Then again I never shot it and its new owner really loves it.
 
Nice looking P6. I have one as well and they are Sig quality. On the other side of the slide towards the front there is a stamping. It will tell you where in Germany this gun was used.
 
Nice looking P6. I have one as well and they are Sig quality. On the other side of the slide towards the front there is a stamping. It will tell you where in Germany this gun was used.
 
Funny, Sigs instagram account posted a picture a few days ago of a P225 alluding to bringing them back. We will see if it ever happens.

Regardless thats a beaut.
 
I like mine and am glad for the work the previous owner put into it.

But I finished the job with G10 grips from Hogue and with a lesser weight mainspring. The police in Germany apparently wanted no chance of accidental double action discharges, since they had a very heavy spring installed. I bought a Wolff spring (19 # spring IIRC) and it sure improves the DA pull.

Bart Noir
 
I have a P6 I bought several years ago and after changing the Mainspring which was too heavy, it is an excellent gun . One of the best single stack 9mm pistols ever made. I paid $350 for it and it is my night stand gun. I like it better than my Walther P5 that cost me more bucks.
 
Nice SIG! I've been thinking about trying to find a good P6. Own several different SIG's. Especially like the German models, the US made ones not as much.
 
Funny, Sigs instagram account posted a picture a few days ago of a P225 alluding to bringing them back. We will see if it ever happens.
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That would be odd since they really aren't all that different from the P239's. But then, I guess I don't know poop about running an international firearms business. It might make perfect sense to them.:confused:
 
How does the P6 differ from the P225?
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The heavier mainspring (28lbs instead of 24lbs on the P225) that makes for a heavier DA trigger on the P6, and the "deformation" notch in the hammer mentioned before. Some will also say the feed ramp on the barrel that causes the P6 to have trouble feeding hollow point ammo, but I have seen examples of early P225s that have the same barrel/feedramp as the P6.
 
Police armorers had a gauge they stuck in the slot. Gauge fits? Gun good to go. Gauge won't fit? Check internals for damage, gun was possibly dropped on its hammer.

The other theory was when the armorers got through cleaning them and dunking them in magical Ballistol, they hung them up on a clothesline by the little hammer hooks so they could drip dry.

However, I think the first theory is correct.
 
P6 hammer

I have 2 Sig-Sauer P6 pistols. One made in August,1979 & the other in September, 1979. Both are (North West) German police surplus. They came "as new" in (late) blue plastic Sig boxes c/ (English) P225 manuals. Magazines can be hard to come by. Promags makes 8 & 10 round mags. The hooked hammer spurs were made to take a break-away tie looped around the trigger & hammer spur - to fire the pistol required breaking the tagged tie then accounting for it's absence. I could not make this up.
 
Stunning find! Congrats!

There is something about German Sigs. I have a W. German P220 that is just somehow better than the other Sigs I have.
 
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