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Post by TMan on Sept 12, 2007 7:47:55 GMT -5
I was wondering, and I did a search via Google and got no results.
I have a P1, P5, P6, and P7. I'm betting that there must have been a P2, P3, and P4, but have never seen or heard about them. Anyone know anything about them.
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Post by MLB on Sept 12, 2007 13:40:17 GMT -5
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Post by TMan on Sept 12, 2007 15:39:59 GMT -5
MLB, you are the man!!! Thanks for the complete info. You are right that I do have a P210, but it doesn't say P2 on the slide. Also, my H&K doesn't say P8 so that doesn't count either. I bought the P6 from Military Gun Supply in Fort Worth for $400 out the door. It has a professionally re-blued slide, and the gun showed only a little bit of wear on the slide. They said that they took the best looking of them and sent 75 of them off to have the slides re-blued. It only cost $20 more than for the rougher versions. My point is: it says "P6" on the slide not SIG 225. I wouldn't have bought it if it said SIG 225. (Yikes, does that mean I'm becoming a collector?) I did a search on Google for the Astra 400. I found a hit on GunDirectory.COM it is kind of ugly ( and this comes from someone who bought a Honda Element ).  |
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Post by MLB on Sept 13, 2007 11:48:02 GMT -5
Now that's interesting. I wouldn't have expected the SIGs, Astra, or the USP to bear the "P" designation anywhere as it's not part of the firearm's name according to the manufacturer. Even more surprising is the lack of the "225" marking on the sig, even if it does bear the P6 marking.
I figured the "P" designation to be similar to the US Army's "M" designation (i.e. the M9 Beretta which is the Model 92 right?)
That leads to the next question, does anyone have a list of the M1 through M?
Good thread TMan.
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Post by 5ontarget on Sept 14, 2007 11:40:42 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the US government initially named models by the year they were adopted or developed.
From my ever shrinking memory here are a few..
M1917 - Colt .45ACP revolver used as a gap filler while the suppliers tried to keep up with production of the M1911.
M1911 - don't really need to go into detail here, do I? M1911 A1
M9 -Beretta 9mm took over in 1985
Going back a bit farther - US model 1816 flintlock pistol,
I don't know what the Colt SAA was designated...
I'm not sure I want to try to guess all the long arm designations, between rifles, carbines, machine guns, anti tank, etc. I think it quickly turns to alphabet soup. For rifles and carbines, I can recall the following:
From about 1900 - M1903, M1903A3, M1903A4, (all basically mauser actions in 30-06),
M1917 (essentially a P14 Enfield in 30-06)
1941 Johnsons,
U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 (aka Garand), (also M1A-D)
U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1, (I believe later modified to M2)
M1A1
I know there are others in that same timeframe that I'm forgetting.
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