Swiss Arms
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SAN Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss
manufacturer of small arms
. It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
(SIG).
Grenade launchers
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
manufacturer of small arms
Small arms
Small arms is a term of art used by armed forces to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry. The description is usually limited to revolvers, pistols, submachine guns, carbines, assault rifles, battle rifles, multiple barrel firearms, sniper rifles, squad automatic weapons, light...
. It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft , or SIG, is the former name of SIG Holding AG, a Swiss company that has been active in various businesses during its more than 150 years of operation. Since the year 2000 the Society has undergone strategic refocus, concentrating on its core compentence in...
(SIG).
Products
Rifles- SG 550SIG SG 550The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by Swiss Arms AG of Neuhausen, Switzerland...
line of assault rifles (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines and various semi-automatic sporting variants). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the Swiss Army and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers.
Grenade launchers
- GLG 40 and GL 5040/5140SIG GL 5040The SIG GL 5040/5140 is a 40 mm grenade launcher, which can be mounted under all SIG SG 550/551 assault rifle models and is operated in single-shot mode.-Users:: The Swiss military in-service designation for the GL 5040 is 40 mm Gewehraufsatz 97....