To be honest, the fact that Eckernförde plant has been an operation for as long as it has is a bit of surprise to me. USA-based SIG Sauer, Inc., located in New Hampshire, is unaffected by the German plant closure. Sauer & Sohn, Mauser, SIG Sauer GmbH and SIGARMs (later SIG Sauer, Inc.). In 2000, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft sold a number of companies to L&O Holding, which included Blaser, J.P.

(U.S.A.), and German Sports Group, GmbH (GSG), among others.” L&O Holding owns and operates numerous business units in the defense and hunting market including SIG SAUER, GmbH (Germany), SIG SAUER, Inc. Walther moved out of the same region when the reality of Communist oppression became clear.Īccording to a statement from SIG Sauer: “L&O Holding group has announced that it is closing its SIG SAUER, GmbH (Germany) division in Eckernförde, Germany. Sauer & Son in 1840, the move to the Eckernförde location didn’t come until 1951-not long after the Iron Curtain went up across Europe. Although Lorenz Sauer dates back to 1751 in Suhl, Thuringia, and it became J.P. This closing only affects a couple handgun models, some rifles and about 130 employees in northern Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein. Also, SIG Sauer AG in Neuhausen, Switzerland, is doing just fine, continuing to produce arms for the Swiss military and police. No, the plant being shuttered is in Eckernförde, Germany -SIG Sauer GmbH. here in the United States, based in New Hampshire.

On June 4, it was announced that SIG Sauer is closing.

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