My intent would be to pull together a 'working document' that once perfected as best we can based upon our group knowledge I would share with Sig Sauer in NH and potentially also in Germany for their review and comment. This would be of value to many, I'm sure. I want to get something reasonably definitive pulled together. I'm going to put together a compilation, likely in chronological order, of information regarding the evolution of Sig P226 magazines with the intent of showing when various magazines were sold. Again, anything's possible.Īll that said, IMO you're likely GTG with all of your mags.And NONE have ANY definitive markings that would 'prove' that they are Post-Ban! Your mileage may vary! As a result, other post-ban mags 'may' exist in the US that are not identifiable based on the criteria known of mags imported by SIG-USA. Further, there could be post AWB pistols and/or mags, that were 'self-imported' by Military Service Members, or others living abroad/in Germany. These would be VERY limited, and likely went to collectors that would not separate the mags from those pistols, but anything's possible. After the AWB, there could have been some small quantity special imports of certain 'special German model' pistols that came with German SIG mags that were post-ban. Pictures with circle & arrows, and a paragraph on the back of each one) To my knowledge, there is not repository of all the details you seek (e.g. The information you're getting here on SF is likely the most accurate/best you're going to find. And while I say the last mag looks a little 'sketchy' to me, and I find it hard to believe it could be missing ALL identifying markings/stampings, 'nra-life-member' says he's got a few that came w/ NIB 'KD' (1993) W.German P226's, so I'll take him at his word. As such, I can overlook the missing Triskelion on the last 'SIG SAUER P226' marked mag and conclude it's a genuine Pre-Ban SIG German mag. This is evidenced by the add'l spotwelds here & there, as well as the inconsistent locations, including that of the 'Triple S' Triskelion mark. They are performed by workers during manufacturing and not an automated process. It should be noted that the 'spotwelds' and the SIG 'Triple S' Triskelion marking on the mag body are hand operations. The last mag on the right looks just like a German SIG mag to me, bearing all the physical characteristics, but looks a little 'sketchy', lacking ANY markings whatsoever. The other mag marked SIG SAUER (#2 from the left) falls in the middle date wise, which I conclude due to the difference in the size of the 'dovetails' and the 'spotwelds' used on the earlier/earliest SIG German mags. All should have the SIG 'Triple S' Triskelion mark. The mags you have here are only predated by the original German SIG mags, which were stamped 'P226' on the bottom of the floorplate in addition to the other markings on the mag body. The three mags marked 'SIG SAUER P226', are older versions of the German SIG mags (definitely Pre-Ban!), and are the oldest pictured, but not the oldest by SIG. That was the last version of the German SIG mags imported prior to the AWB. Of the SIG SAUER marked mags, the one on the extreme left w/ 'smaller dovetails' and 'stitchwelds' is the newest, and is EXACTLY what was provided with my NIB 'KE' (1994) W.German P226.

Looking at your pics, I draw the following conclusions: Prior to the AWB, all SIG OEM mags imported to the US were manufactured by SIG (JP Sauer & Sohn - Made in Germany) and bear the SIG 'Triple S' Triskelion mark. I believe the Checkmate P226 mags were marked 'Made in USA'.

Going forward all SIG OEM mags were SIG 'Made in Italy' (by Mec-Gar), until much later (2013?) when Checkmate became an alternate supplier for SIG OEM mags (in addition to Mec-Gar). After the AWB, NONE of the SIG (Made in Germany) with the SIG 'Triple S' Triskelion mark were imported to the US. They were either manufactured by SIG (JP Sauer & Sohn - Made in Germany) and bear the SIG 'Triple S' Triskelion mark, or by Mec-Gar, which wee marked 'Made in Italy'.

All SIG OEM mags sold during the AWB were marked 'Restricted Law Enforcement / Gov't Use Only'. That said, everything 'nra-life-member' posted seems correct, but I'll state it a little differently, and with some add'l detail as follows:

Regardless, I suggest some further introspection would be justified if you're considering a move from a 'Free State' to a Ban/commie State. Well, you may not be overthinking it, but you're not seeing some of the obvious things that have been shared by other members here.

Preban p226 17 round