Approximately 3 months ago i ordered this from JG and my paperwork finally came last monday (mental note, never apply for permits around the hoildays) so i went to pick her up. I didn't realize that these things would be dripping wet with perservative oil so i decided to do a full strip, soak and scrub the same way i do for an old cosmo soaked milsurp. This is my first SIG so i took my time, stared at the exploded parts diagram and went to work.

 

Taking this thing apart was actually fairly easy and most of the parts were fairly intuitive if you have some experience disassembling the action of various other pistols. The hammer and strut is similar to a CZ, the trigger bar is like a Walther, magazines just like a Tokarev (i'm not saying sig copied anything, just what similarities i've experienced), but whats really cool is the apparent modularity of the frame and slide with the removable breech and ramp blocks. These blocks are simply pinned in and it seems like a single frame and slide could be configured to handle a variety of calibers by simply installing different blocks at build time. I don't know if SIG continues with this construction method but its a novel design and certainly economic.

 

The build quality on this old gun was quite nice too. Having it taken down to all its constituent parts meant i got to see the fine machining everywhere. The slide is machined, not stamped and there are very little machine marks and no rough edges or burrs. This gun does show some exterior finish holster wear but is otherwise in very good condition outside and even better inside. It was obvious that like many of these surplus P6's, it was holstered/unholstered more than it was fired.

 

Once it was put back together and lubed up, the action was really nice. The slide is smooth, the SA trigger pull is crisp and light and DA was smooth. The sights are ok, better than GI sights but not great. Still, very usable though for punching paper. This should be a fun gun.

 

 

 

 

 

SIG also has some interesting proof marks that you may find on these older guns. I saw the one for the nitrocellulose proof that looks like an owl head (no pic, its actually a crown) and then these under the slide. They are two different variants of an eagle with what looks like the letters "BMI" under each.

 

Jon,

 

Looks sweet. I am not into refinishing unless you absolutely want to change the look or it's finish is really bad. I think it looks great. The marks add character if you ask me.

 

If you don't mind me asking, how much? You can pm if you wish..

I have no plans to refinish it. I paid just a shade over $300 for the gun from jg sales plus a ten dollar hand select fee to get one with a better finish. Im satisfied with the condition but in retrospect I think it was a wasted extra 10 bux.

I just paid them the hand select fee to do it themselves. Keep in mind that you can hand select for several different features including condition, type of sights, markings, etc and u can have multiple but they'll charge for each one.