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Summary: The description, specs, pricing, photos and average user ratings for the SIG Sauer P229 pistols.

Manufacturer’s Description

The SIG Sauer P229 is a semiauto pistol built on a mid-size frame, either an aluminum alloy frame or a stainless steel frame with a beavertail. It’s chambered in 9mm, .40 SW or .357 SIG, with a high-capacity magazine, and carries a stainless steel slide.

The P229 Nitron.

SIG offers the P229 in a number of variations, including the:

• P229 Nitron, which features a Nitron finish on the slide, a black hard-coat anodized finish on an aluminum alloy frame, an accessory rail, a one-piece ergonomic polymer grip, a double-action/single-action (DA/SA) trigger, and either contrast or SIGLITE night sights;
• P229 Two Tone, which includes the same features as the Nitron plus a natural stainless finish on the slide instead of black;
• P229 Extreme, which features a Nitron finish on the slide, front and rear cocking serrations, a black hard-coat anodized finish on an aluminum alloy frame, an accessory rail, Hogue G-10 Extreme Series grips, SIG’s double-action/single-action Short Reset Trigger (SRT), and SIGLITE night sights;
• P229 Scorpion, which features a flat dark earth finish on the slide, front and rear cocking serrations, a flat dark earth finish on a stainless steel beavertail frame, an accessory rail, Hogue G-10 Piranha grips, SIG’s SRT trigger and SIGLITE night sights; and
• P229 Scorpion TB, which features a threaded barrel, a flat dark earth finish on the slide, front and rear cocking serrations, a flat dark earth finish on a stainless steel beavertail frame, an accessory rail, Hogue G-10 Piranha grips, SIG’s SRT trigger and SIGLITE night sights.

More reading: Here’s the link to our in-depth review of the P229’s immediate descendent and now pretty much the same gun, the P229 E2. For info on even more P229 models, check out the links below.

The P229 Two Tone

The Specs

Note: This pistol is not California or Massachusetts approved.

MSRP: $976–$1,100

More P229 models:

SIG Sauer P229 Enhanced Elite
SIG Sauer P229 Classic 22
SIG Sauer P229 SAS Gen 2
SIG Sauer P229 Elite Dark
SIG Sauer P229 Platinum Elite
SIG Sauer P229 SCT
SIG Sauer P229 Elite Stainless
SIG Sauer P229 Elite
SIG Sauer P229 DAK
SIG Sauer P229 Equinox

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The P229 Extreme.

The P229 Scorpion.

The P229 Scorpion TB.