Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	SIG SAUER GmbH & Co. KG More Info

About the Gun

The P210-6 is the standard-barrel target variant of the Swiss-manufactured P210 series. It features a 120 mm barrel, an adjustable rear sight, and a heavier target frame option. It has a matte blued finish and black checkered plastic grips.

Production

This variant was produced from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $2,500. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $3,200–$4,800.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	9 mm Luger
Alias:	9 mm Parabellum
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Analysis

The P210 platform, encompassing the Swiss-manufactured P210-1 through P210-6 variants and the later German P210 Legend series, is distinguished by its internal slide-on-frame rail system and modular fire-control group, features carried forward from the Petter 1935A design that SIG refined for Swiss military adoption as the Pistole 49. The early variants (P210-1 to P210-4) served as standard-issue sidearms for Swiss Army and police forces as well as the German Bundesgrenzschutz, with the P210-5 and P210-6 adding target-specific refinements such as adjustable sights and heavier frames for competition use. The German Legend series, produced from 2010 to 2017, introduced a side-mounted magazine release and extended beavertail while retaining the classic internal rail arrangement, single-action trigger, and locked-breech operation, thereby adapting the original mechanics to updated ergonomic expectations without altering the core short-recoil principle. This continuity of design contributed to the platform’s reputation for mechanical precision and durability across military, police, and civilian applications, including extended service with Danish forces. In the current U.S. secondary market the early Swiss examples function primarily as collector pieces with documented provenance commanding premiums, while the Legend series occupies a transitional position between historical production and contemporary SIG Sauer offerings.