My NIB 2002 AC date code P226 [Archive]

exan

02-05-2010, 08:08

Just got this last week,

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/280120101449.jpg

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/010220101533.jpg

together with my '97 KH date code P226
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/300120101510.jpg

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/280120101489.jpg

Cobra64

02-06-2010, 00:05

Just got this last week,

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/280120101449.jpg

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/010220101533.jpg

together with my '97 KH date code P226
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/300120101510.jpg

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv19/exan_album/280120101489.jpg
Congrats! Nice find.

steve1911

02-06-2010, 01:31

Congrats, on great handgun.:thumbsup:

1911club#410

exan

02-06-2010, 03:23

Thanks guys! I believe 2002 was the last years of the carbon steel slide with triple serial #'s and date codes, anybody else can chime in on this? It seem it's imported direct from Germany.

redstar

02-07-2010, 06:51

Great find. Sig still makes guns with carbon slides, but they are all made in Germany, and you have to import them. A quick way to tell is to look for the pinned breech block. I have 2 recent 228's made in Germany with carbon steel and neither have the "trifecta" serial numbers. I believe this stopped in late 2001. If you have the stamped German proof marks, and the triple serial number I would take a guess that it is a 2001 manufacture date.
You can still get fully German made 226's with a rail. I know of at least 2 users who purchased them in the last 4 months. I would have to check, but I don't think either came with German proof marks, or trifecta serial numbers.