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The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized service pistol made by SIG Sauer. This model is available in four chamberings: the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, or .22 Long Rifle.^[1] It has the same mechanism of operation as the SIG Sauer P220, but is developed to use higher capacity, double stack magazines in place of the single stack magazines of the P220.

The P226 itself has spawned further sub-variants; the P228 and P229 are both compact versions of the double stack P226 design, while the P224 is a subcompact variant. The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.^[2]

History

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) is a Swiss company, now known as Sig Sauer AG.^[3]^[4] In 1975, SIG entered into an agreement with German gun manufacturer J.P. Sauer & Sohn to develop and market a new handgun which became the P220. The P220 was the first SIG Sauer handgun sold in the US. It was marketed initially by Browning as the Browning BDA.^[5] The SIG Sauer P220 is a refinement of the Petter-Browning design used in the SIG P210. The locked breech design is very different and was pioneered by SIG Sauer.

The P226 was designed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials (see also Joint Service Small Arms Program) that were held by the US Army in 1984 on behalf of the US Armed Forces to find a replacement for the M1911A1 and 24 other makes of handgun in US military service. Only the Beretta 92SBF and the SIG P226 satisfactorily completed the trials.^[6]^[7] According to a GAO report, Beretta was awarded the M9 contract for the 92F due to a lower total package price.^[8] The P226 cost less per pistol than the 92F, but SIG's package price with magazines and spare parts was higher than Beretta's. The Navy SEALs, however, later chose to adopt the P226 as the P226 MK25 with special corrosion protection.^[9]

For the U.S. military XM9 trials, the P226 was imported by Saco Defense. Interarms took over importing when the pistol was introduced for civilian sales. SIG Sauer eventually founded SIGARMS, Inc. (now SIG Sauer) in the United States to handle importation of their products. In 2000, SIG Holding AG sold J.P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH to two German businessmen.^[10] The brand name SIG Sauer remained at J.P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH.

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Detail of the controls and parts: 1. Ejection port/locking lug, 2. Rear sights, 3. Hammer, 4. Takedown lever, 5. Decocker, 6. Slide stop, 7. Trigger, 8. Magazine release.

Manufacture

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PC-9 ZOAF, the Iranian clone of the P226.

SIG Sauer firearms are manufactured in Eckernförde, Germany by Sig Sauer, GmbH and in Newington, New Hampshire, United States by SIG Sauer Inc., (formerly SIGARMS Inc.). Both of these companies along with Swiss Arms AG, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, John Rigby & Company, German Sport Guns GmbH and Blaser Jagdwaffen Gmbh are subsidiaries of Luke and Ortmeier Gruppe of Emsdetten, Germany.^[11]

Copies of the P226 are produced in China by Norinco, under the name of NP22.^[12] These were subcontracted to the Zhejiang Xinhua Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (浙江省机电集团),^[13] known as State Factory 972^[12] or known as the Xinhua Factory. Subsequent manufacturing improved on its ability to withstand failure after more than 10,000 rounds are fired.^[14]

The variants consist of the NP22, NP22A, NP34, NP56 and the NP58.^[15] The SDM XM9 is a variant of the NP22 chambered in 9×21mm for countries that don't allow any pistol calibers that are only for the military and police.^[15] The LP3 and LP4 are versions of the NP22 and NP34 with manual safeties on the slide.^[15] The NP762 is chambered to fire 7.62×25mm bullets, which were exported in 2019.^[15] They were first made by Xinhua in 1999 and were known then as the NP2000 for potential contracts in China for the PLA and various law enforcement agencies.^[16]

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Variants

P226 Navy

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A P226 Mk25 model featuring the UID barcode, Silver Anchor and a Surefire X300 Ultra weapon light mounted on the Picatinny rail.

U.S. Navy SEAL teams started using the SIG P226 in the 1980s, after German Kampfschwimmer tested them successfully. In 1989, the P226 was adopted by the U.S. Navy SEALs and DEVGRU under the name Mk25 Mod 0.^[17]

The first Naval Special Warfare inspired P226 pistols to be offered to the public were the NSW Commemoratives, issued in early 2004. The SIG P226-9-NAVY is a version of the SIG P226 produced that features a stainless steel slide engraved with an anchor to designate them as Naval Special Warfare pistols. SIGARMS raised $100,000 for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation through the sale of these NSW serialized pistols. The pistol with the serial number NSW0001 was sold during a live auction on the US-wide syndicated Laura Ingraham radio show for an additional $25,000. Later produced commercial versions added a universal rail for accessory attachments while retaining the anchor of previous models, but do not have the SIGLITE Night Sights.^[18]

P226 E2

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SIG Sauer P226 E2. Note magazine capacity in this picture is capped at 10 rounds.

Introduced at the 2010 SHOT Show, the P226 E2 at the time was a significant update to the P226 line. 'E2' (pronounced 'E-squared'), or otherwise known as "Enhanced Ergonomics", is SIG Sauer's attempt to make the large frame gun more ergonomic for persons with small and medium-sized hands. A reduced grip size and reduced reach trigger bring the trigger face back more than Script error: No such module "convert"., thus potentially allowing better trigger manipulation and control for a greater number of shooters. Other standard features include the Short Reset Trigger, aggressive grip finish texture, and a new wrap-around, one-piece grip panel configuration.^[19] The gun was discontinued from the P226 model lineup at the end of 2010 but the E2-style grip system has been adopted on and carried over to other P226 variants.

P228 (M11)

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal range practice

A compact version of the P226, the P228 was introduced in 1988.^[20] It is in use with various law enforcement agencies and also with the United States Armed Forces, where it is designated as the M11.^[21] The P228 has a shorter slide and barrel than the P226. Unlike the P226, the P228 is available only in 9×19mm Parabellum with a 13-round magazine, but can also use P226 15- or 20-round magazines. Aftermarket magazines extend the capacity of the P228 to 15 rounds.

From a distance, the P228 can be differentiated from the P226 by comparing the trigger guards (the P228's is curved, while the P226's is slightly hooked) and the barrel and slide lengths (the P228's barrel Script error: No such module "convert"., thus having a corresponding shorter slide). Also in a side-by-side comparison the P228 would appear slightly shorter (Script error: No such module "convert". shorter) than the P226. The larger capacity P226 magazine can also be employed in the P228 although it extends from the base of the grip. Civilian sales of the P228 were discontinued with the introduction of 9mm chambering in the P229 but were recently reintroduced in limited quantities to civilians with an accessory rail and hooked trigger guard, designated the P228R.

The P229 is nearly identical to the P228, however its slide is made from milled stainless steel (versus the P228's folded carbon steel slide) and is available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG. In the summer of 2012, SIG Sauer announced they were releasing the M11A1, which is essentially the milled-slide P229 chambered in 9mm with P228-labeled grips, a short reset trigger, SIGLITE tritium night sights, Mec-Gar 15-round magazines, and a military style smart tag and serial number. Later in 2012, U.S. Air Force M11b versions of the P228 were released for civilian sale. The M11 is to be replaced in the Army and Air Force through the Modular Handgun System program.^[22] On January 19, 2017, it was announced that the SIG Sauer P320 Compact (M18) had been selected to replace the M11 as the U.S military service pistol. One factor in winning the Modular Handgun System competition was the ability to employ 9mm Parabellum, .357 Sig or .40 S&W cartridges within the same basic frame.Template:Cit

P229

Introduced in 1992, the P229 is an upgrade to the P228 being an identical compact firearm often used for duty or concealed carry purposes. Developed specifically for the US market and assembled with both German and US-made parts, the P229 features a heavier slide to tolerate more powerful rounds than the P228 is capable of tolerating. The standard version features a DA/SA trigger. The pistol has also been made available in a Double Action Kellerman (DAK) model, which is a DAO system with two trigger reset points, and a lighter, smoother pull than that of traditional DAO handguns. Most of the above-mentioned factory variants of the P226 are also available for the P229, including the Equinox option, Elite lineup, as well as a SAS GEN 2 model.

The P229 differs from its cousin the P226 in several respects, and was originally introduced to supplement and then replace the P228 by adding the .357 SIG and .40 S&W as available chamberings. The P229 was the first production handgun introduced that could chamber the .357 SIG round.^[23] The P226 and P228 were originally manufactured using a stamped-steel slide on an aluminum alloy frame. The P229 consists of a CNC-milled stainless steel slide, typically colored black with a Nitron finish. The P229's milled steel slide was introduced to handle the higher slide velocities created by the .357 SIG and .40 S&W loads, which the stamped slide of the P228 could not handle without the use of a much stiffer recoil spring. This would have made operating the slide manually much more difficult, so the use of a milled stainless slide (coupled with the new milling and stainless production capabilities found in the U.S. factory) with a standard weight recoil spring was chosen instead.

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The P229 can be chambered in .22 LR, 9mm, .40 S&W or .357 SIG. Changing between .40 S&W and .357 SIG is as simple as switching out the barrel; both calibers use the same magazine. Conversion barrels also allow a P229 or P226 to change between a .40 S&W/.357 SIG to a 9mm caliber. The 9mm model (both railed and non-railed) can be converted to .22 LR, but in the past its receivers were not designed to provide the space needed for handling the larger rounds of .357 SIG and .40 S&W. As SIG Sauer has slowly begun adopting the E2-style grip system across the P229 model range in 2011—a move similar to what is also happening to the larger P226—they have also begun using the .357 SIG/.40 S&W spec frame dimensions for their factory 9mm P229s, presumably to streamline the number of variations in parts needed to be kept in inventory. Although the manufacturer has announced that older-configuration magazines will continue to operate in the new receiver configuration, SIG Sauer has nonetheless revised new P229 9mm factory magazines to a design that is specific to the resized magazine well of the newly reconfigured receiver/frame. As a consequence, the newer magazines are not back-compatible, due to their larger width.

P224

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Users

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Map with SIG Sauer P226 users in blue

Country	Organization Name	Model	Reference
Template:Flagu	Canadian Special Forces (Joint Task Force 2)	P226	^[2]
	Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Emergency Response Team)	P226	^[26]
	Royal Newfoundland Constabulary	P226	^[27]
	Vancouver Police Department	P226	^[28]
Template:Flagu	Hubei province SWAT	NP22	^[29]
Template:Flagu	Template:Ill SWAT	NP22	^[30]
Template:Flagu	Colombian National Police	SP2022	Standard side weapon of the Colombian Police, replaced the .38 S&W caliber weapons in service since 2005.^[31]^[32]^[33]
Template:Flagu	National Civil Police of El Salvador	P228	^[34]
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	Egyptian Paratroopers, Navy Special Forces and Sa'ka Forces Unit 777	-
Template:Flagu	Finnish Army	P226	^[2]
Template:Flagu	National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), The Tactical Squad of French Gendarmerie	P226, P228	^[35]
Template:Flagu	Escouade de contre-terrorisme et de libération d'otages (ECTLO), counter-terrorist and hostages rescue squad of French Navy	P226	^[36]
Template:Flagu	Used by Georgian Police and Georgian Special Forces	P226	^[37]
Template:Flagu	Spezialeinsatzkommandos (SEKs) of the police, and the Federal Criminal Police Office	P226, P229	^[38]
Template:Flagu	EKAM counter-terrorist unit of the Hellenic Police	P229	^[39]^[40]
Template:Flagu	Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group of the Indonesian Army	P226, P228	^[41]
	Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group of the Indonesian Navy	P226, P228	^[41]
	Komando Pasukan Gerak Cepat (Kopasgat) special force of Indonesian Air Force	P226	^[42]
Template:Flagu	Defense Industries Organization	P226	^[43]
Template:Flagu	Defence Forces Army Ranger Wing	P226, P228	^[44]
Template:Flagu	Garda; plainclothes officers, SDU, ERU, ASU, NBCI, Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau	P226	^[45]^[46]
Template:Flagu	Israeli Special Forces Units	P226, P228	^[47]
Template:Flagu	Special Boarding Unit	P226R	^[48]
Template:Flagu	10th Parachute Bridge The Malaysian Army	P226	^[49]
	Grup Gerak Khas or Special Operation Forces Group Command The Malaysian Army	P226	^[49]
	PASKAU Special Air Forces Squadron The Royal Malaysian Air Force	P226	^[49]
	Tiger Platoon-GOF Batalion Infantry General Operation Force The Royal Malaysian Police	P226, P228
Template:Flagu	Myanmar Army	P226
Template:Flagu	M-Squadron of the Netherlands Marine Corps	P226	^[50]
Template:Flagu	New Zealand Defence Force	P226, P226R designated P226AL	^[51]
Template:Flagu	Special Services Group	P226, P229	^[52]
Template:Flagu	Philippine Air Force	P228	^[53]
Template:Flagu	GROM special group	P228	^[54]
Template:Flagu	Portuguese Armed Forces	P228	^[55]
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei (BSIJ)	P226	^[56]
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Special Operations Forces (FOS)	P226	^[57]
Template:Flagu	Singapore Armed Forces	P226	^[58]
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	Special Operations Unit (Slovenian Army - "SF")	P226	Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
	Specialized unit for Special Tactics (Slovenian Army - "MP SWAT")	P226	Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Flagu	Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla	P226N	^[59]
Template:Flagu	Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO) of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía	P226	^[60]
Template:Flagu	Bilbao Police	P229	^[61]
Template:Flagu	Swedish Police Authority	P226, P228, P229, P239	^[62]
Template:Flagu	Republic of China Marine Corps	P226 MK25	^[63]
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Police Service		^[64]
Template:Flagu	Royal Thai Army	P226	^[65]
Template:Flagu	Special Forces	P229	^[2]
Template:Flagu	Underwater Offence Group Command	P226, P229	^[66]
Template:Flagu	United Arab Emirates Army	P228	^[2]
Template:Flagu	Various special forces	P228	^[2]
Template:Flagu	British Army (including Special Air Service and Royal Military Police Close Protection Unit), Royal Air Force	P226 (standard model designated L105A1, corrosion resistant version designated L106A1), P226R (designated L105A2 or L106A2), P228 (designated L107A1), P229 (designated L117A1/A2)	^[2]^[67]^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]
Template:Flagu	Ministry of Defence Police	P229	^[72]
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	United States Army (Including United States Army Criminal Investigation Command)	P228 (designated M11)	^[73]^[74]^[21]
	United States Air Force	P228 (designated M11)	^[21]
	United States Coast Guard	P229R DAK (.40 S&W)	^[74]
	United States Department of Homeland Security	P229 DAK (.40 S&W)	^[74]
	U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (U.S. Department of State)	P226R, P228, P229, P229R (9×19mm)	^[75]
	U.S. Federal Air Marshals	P229 (.357 SIG)	^[76]
	Naval Criminal Investigative Service	P229R DAK (.40 S&W), P239 DAK (.40 S&W)	^[77]
	United States Navy (Naval Special Warfare, Including Navy EOD)	P226 (designated MK25), P226R, P228 (designated M11), and P229 (9×19mm)	^[17]^[21]^[78]
	United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police	P229R DAK (9×19mm)	^[79]
	U.S. Secret Service	P229 (.357 SIG)	^[80]
	United States Postal Inspection Service	P229R DAK (.40 S&W)	^[81]
	Texas Ranger Division	P226 (.357 SIG)	^[82]
	New York City Police Department	P226 DAO (9×19mm) (retired from service)	^[83]
	Delaware State Police	P226, P229 (.357 SIG)	^[84]
	Ohio State Highway Patrol	P320 (.40 S&W)	^[85]
	Orlando Police Department	P226R (9×19mm)	^[86]
	Memphis Police Department	P229 DAK	^[87]
	Shelby County Sheriff's Office	P226, P229 DAK (.40 S&W)	^[88]
	Connecticut State Police	P229 (.40 S&W), P220 (.45 ACP)	^[89]
	Franklin County Sheriff's Office (Ohio)	P226R (9×19mm)	^[90]
	Ferguson, Missouri Police Department	P229 (.40 S&W)	^[91]
	Houston Police Department	P229R, P226 (.40 S&W)	^[92]
	Sacramento Police Department	P226R, P229R, P239	^[93]
	San Francisco Police Department	P226R	^[94]
	Tampa Police Department Tactical Response Team (TRT/SWAT)	P226R (9×19mm)	^[95]
	Fairfax County Police Department	P226R (.40 S&W)	^[85]

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Bibliography

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External links

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Official page
P226 operator's manual
P229 operator's manual
The Arms Site review and history of the P226 Template:Webarchive
SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (Switzerland) at Modern Firearms
Pistol Procurement, Allegations on Army Selection of Beretta 9mm. as DOD Standard Sidearm Template:Webarchive—GAO report, June 1986

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 ==Manufacture==
+[[File:PC-9_Zoaf_-_transparent_bg.png|thumb|PC-9 ZOAF, the Iranian clone of the P226.]]
 [[SIG Sauer]] firearms are manufactured in [[Eckernförde]], Germany by Sig Sauer, [[Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung|GmbH]] and in [[Newington, New Hampshire]], [[United States]] by SIG Sauer Inc., (formerly SIGARMS Inc.).  Both of these companies along with Swiss Arms AG, [[Mauser|Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH]], [[J.P. Sauer & Sohn]], [[John Rigby & Company]], [[German Sport Guns GmbH]] and [[Blaser|Blaser Jagdwaffen Gmbh]] are subsidiaries of Luke and Ortmeier Gruppe of Emsdetten, Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sensation: Lüke Group takes over majority shares at GSG|url=https://www.all4shooters.com/en/Shooting/pistols/GSG-new-management/|website=All 4 Shooters.com|date=3 June 2013 |access-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114021200/https://www.all4shooters.com/en/Shooting/pistols/GSG-new-management/|archive-date=14 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-[[File:US Navy 100201-N-1291E-055 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Robert Ganger, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 fires his 9mm Pistol at a military shooting range in Bahrain.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal range practice]]
+[[File:US Navy 100201-N-1291E-055 9mm pistol training at a military shooting range in Bahrain.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal range practice]]
-A compact version of the P226, the '''P228''' is in use with various law enforcement agencies and also with the [[United States Armed Forces]], where it is designated as the '''M11'''.<ref name="sigsauerm11"/> The P228 has a shorter slide and barrel than the P226. Unlike the P226, the P228 is available only in [[9×19mm Parabellum]] with a 13-round magazine, but can also use P226 15- or 20-round magazines. Aftermarket magazines extend the capacity of the P228 to 15 rounds.
+A compact version of the P226, the '''P228''' was introduced in 1988.<Ref>{{cite web|url=https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/the-sig-p228-its-an-oldie-but-goodie/|title=The Sig P228 — It’s An Oldie But Goodie!|date=2020-07-02|author=Jim Davis|publisher=Gun Mag Warehouse}}</ref> It is in use with various law enforcement agencies and also with the [[United States Armed Forces]], where it is designated as the '''M11'''.<ref name="sigsauerm11"/> The P228 has a shorter slide and barrel than the P226. Unlike the P226, the P228 is available only in [[9×19mm Parabellum]] with a 13-round magazine, but can also use P226 15- or 20-round magazines. Aftermarket magazines extend the capacity of the P228 to 15 rounds.
 From a distance, the P228 can be differentiated from the P226 by comparing the [[trigger guard]]s (the P228's is curved, while the P226's is slightly hooked) and the barrel and slide lengths (the P228's barrel {{convert|99|mm|in|abbr=on}}, thus having a corresponding shorter slide). Also in a side-by-side comparison the P228 would appear slightly shorter ({{convert|15|mm|in|abbr=on}} shorter) than the P226. The larger capacity P226 magazine can also be employed in the P228 although it extends from the base of the grip. Civilian sales of the P228 were discontinued with the introduction of 9mm chambering in the [[SIG P226#P229|P229]] but were recently reintroduced in limited quantities to civilians with an [[Rail Integration System|accessory rail]] and hooked trigger guard, designated the P228R.
 The P229 is nearly identical to the P228, however its slide is made from milled [[stainless steel]] (versus the P228's folded [[carbon steel]] slide) and is available in [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]], [[.40 S&W]], and [[.357 SIG]].  In the summer of 2012, SIG Sauer announced they were releasing the M11A1, which is essentially the milled-slide P229 chambered in 9mm with P228-labeled grips, a short reset trigger, SIGLITE [[tritium night sight]]s, Mec-Gar 15-round magazines, and a military style smart tag and serial number. Later in 2012, U.S. Air Force M11b versions of the P228 were released for civilian sale. The M11 is to be replaced in the Army and Air Force through the [[Modular Handgun System]] program.<ref>[http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130723/NEWS04/307230008/Testing-M9-replacement-start-next-year Testing of M9 replacement to start next year] - Armytimes.com, 23 July 2013</ref>
-On January 19, 2017, it was announced that the [[SIG Sauer P320#Variants|SIG Sauer P320 Compact (M18)]] had been selected to replace the M11 as the U.S military service pistol. One factor in winning the Modular Handgun System competition was the ability to employ 9mm Parabellum, .357 Sig or .40 S&W cartridges within the same basic frame.
+On January 19, 2017, it was announced that the [[SIG Sauer P320#Variants|SIG Sauer P320 Compact (M18)]] had been selected to replace the M11 as the U.S military service pistol. One factor in winning the Modular Handgun System competition was the ability to employ 9mm Parabellum, .357 Sig or .40 S&W cartridges within the same basic frame.{{cit|date=July 2025}}
 ===P229===
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 ! Reference
-|-
-|{{ALG}}
-|[[Personality Protection and Security Service]], [[Police Special Operations Group]], [[Special Intervention Detachment]]
-|
-| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzxHwIXAY8g|title = تقنيات حراسة الشخصيات garde du corps Bodyguard Algérie|website = [[YouTube]]| date=14 July 2019 }}</ref>
-|-
-| |{{flagu|Australia}}
-| [[Victoria Police]]([[Victoria Police Special Operations Group|Special Operations Group]])
-| style="text-align:center;" | P226 9mm
-| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.com.au/Sons-God-Heath-OLoughlin-ebook/dp/B06Y547GBN | title=Sons of God | date=27 June 2017 | publisher=Macmillan Australia }}</ref>
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |{{flagu|Canada}}
-| [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|Canadian Special Forces]]([[Joint Task Force 2]])
+| [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|Canadian Special Forces]] ([[Joint Task Force 2]])
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="valpolini2009" />
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 |{{Ill|Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau|zh|天津市公安局}} SWAT
-|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=讲武谈兵｜从天津公安接收的新装备来看我国警用枪械发展 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/wifiKey_detail.jsp?contid=3939286&from=wifiKey# |website=The Paper}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=讲武谈兵｜从天津公安接收的新装备来看我国警用枪械发展 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/wifiKey_detail.jsp?contid=3939286&from=wifiKey# |website=The Paper}}</ref>
 |-
 ||{{flagu|Colombia}}
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 | Used by [[Georgian Police]] and [[Georgian Special Forces]]
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
-| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309192408/http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2012|title=Armament of the Georgian Army|date=9 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ZsTMy6MsI&t=10s|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309192408/http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2012|title=Armament of the Georgian Army|date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
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 |{{flagu|Germany}}
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 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |author=Janq Designs |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Ireland/Rangers/Weapons.htm |title=Special Operations.Com |publisher=Special Operations.Com |access-date=2011-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820073744/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Ireland/Rangers/Weapons.htm |archive-date=2011-08-20 }}</ref>
 |-
-| Garda; plainclothes officers, [[Special Detective Unit|SDU]], [[Garda Emergency Response Unit|ERU]], [[Garda Regional Support Unit|RSU]], [[National Bureau of Criminal Investigation|NBCI]], [[Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau]]
+| Garda; plainclothes officers, [[Special Detective Unit|SDU]], [[Garda Emergency Response Unit|ERU]], [[Garda Armed Support Unit|ASU]], [[National Bureau of Criminal Investigation|NBCI]], [[Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau]]
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="barrtrib7">{{cite web|url=http://www.mulley.net/BarrTribunalReport/BarrTribunalReportChapter7.html|title=The Aftermath — Post-Mortem, Forensic and Ballistic Examination|access-date=2009-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120140556/http://www.mulley.net/BarrTribunalReport/BarrTribunalReportChapter7.html|archive-date=2009-11-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/col_yr_bk_english.pdf|title=Garda College Yearbook listing weapons training on page 66|access-date=2014-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124082839/http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/col_yr_bk_english.pdf|archive-date=2014-01-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="MSDF SF">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128032045/http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu_msdf.html |url=http://jieitaisaiyou.web.fc2.com/tokusyu_msdf.html |access-date=2012-11-28 |archive-date=2013-01-28 |script-title=ja:海上自衛隊 特殊部隊 解説 |language=ja |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 |-
-| rowspan="3" |{{flagu|Malaysia}}
+| rowspan="4" |{{flagu|Malaysia}}
-|[[10 Paratrooper Brigade (Malaysia)|10 Paratrooper Brigade]]
+|[[10th Parachute Brigade (Malaysia)|10th Parachute Bridge]] The Malaysian Army
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Malaysian SpecOps">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 2008 |publisher=Special Weapons |access-date=2010-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013858/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces/ |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 |-
-| [[Grup Gerak Khas]]
+| [[Grup Gerak Khas]] or Special Operation Forces Group Command The Malaysian Army
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Malaysian SpecOps" />
 |-
-| [[PASKAU]]
+| [[PASKAU]] Special Air Forces Squadron The Royal Malaysian Air Force
 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Malaysian SpecOps" />
+|-
+| [[Tiger Platoon-GOF]] Batalion Infantry General Operation Force The Royal Malaysian Police
+| style="text-align:center;" | P226, P228
+|
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 |{{flagu|Myanmar}}
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 | style="text-align:center;" | P226
 | style="text-align:center;" | {{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
-|-
-|{{Flagicon|Somalia}} Somalia
-|''Haramcad Unit'' of the ''[[Somali Police Force]]''
-| style="text-align:center;" | P226
-| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|date=26 May 2020|title=Youtube video of Haramcad Unit training with Turkish Advisors (Video is in Somali)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vixmIpGV6Nc&t=5m4s|website=Youtube}}</ref>
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 |{{flagu|Republic of Korea}}
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 | style="text-align:center;" | P226, P228, P229, P239
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Informationsmaterial/Stockholm/Polis-presentation_eng.pdf |title=Stockholm County Police - A presentation |access-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112531/http://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Informationsmaterial/Stockholm/Polis-presentation_eng.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead }}</ref>
+|-
+|{{flagu|Taiwan}}
+|[[Republic of China Marine Corps]]
+| style="text-align:center;" | P226 MK25
+| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nownews.com/news/5185744?srsltid=AfmBOopBhX914OtPfQQnNHS3pYuPT8099KYD1jfXzDSxneDBH_DP2k5Y |title=軍武／海陸悍將戰力強！陸戰特勤隊武器大點兵 |language=zh-tw |publisher=NOWNEWS  |access-date=2021-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251031014249/https://www.nownews.com/news/5185744?srsltid=AfmBOopBhX914OtPfQQnNHS3pYuPT8099KYD1jfXzDSxneDBH_DP2k5Y|archive-date=2025-10-31 }}</ref>
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 |{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
-| style="text-align:center;" | [[Trinidad and Tobago Police Service]]
+| [[Trinidad and Tobago Police Service]]
 |
 | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>Dowlat, Rhondor (October 8, 2015) "Long overdue" Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, Guardian Media, https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.367900.5072b56fac Date accessed: November 17, 2024</ref>
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 | [[Connecticut State Police]]
 | style="text-align:center;" | P229 (.40 S&W), P220 (.45 ACP)
-| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |author=Division of Criminal Justice |url=http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?a=1802&q=286120 |title=CSAO: Report on the Death of Robert Phelps |publisher=Ct.gov |access-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120195333/http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?A=1802&Q=286120 |archive-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |author=Division of Criminal Justice |url=https://portal.ct.gov/DCJ/Whats-News/Reports-on-the-Use-of-Force-by-Peace-Officers/2001---June---Robert-Phelps---Danielson |title=CSAO: Report on the Death of Robert Phelps |publisher=Ct.gov |access-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120195333/http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?A=1802&Q=286120 |archive-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 * [http://remtek.com/arms/sig/model/226/226.htm The Arms Site review and history of the P226] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621200318/http://remtek.com/arms/sig/model/226/226.htm |date=2012-06-21 }}
 * [https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/switzerland-semi-automatic-pistols/sig-sauer-p226-eng/ SIG-Sauer P226 pistol (Switzerland)] at Modern Firearms
-* [http://archive.gao.gov/d4t4/130439.pdf ''Pistol Procurement, Allegations on Army Selection of Beretta 9mm. as DOD Standard Sidearm'']—GAO report, June 1986
+* [http://archive.gao.gov/d4t4/130439.pdf ''Pistol Procurement, Allegations on Army Selection of Beretta 9mm. as DOD Standard Sidearm''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721043159/http://archive.gao.gov/d4t4/130439.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }}—GAO report, June 1986
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