The group pooled their engineering talents and created the Prelaz-Burnand rifle, known as the 'Prélaz-Burnand 1859' or 'Prelaz-Burnand 1860' rifle. The origins of the SIG Sauer company lie in the company named Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik ('Swiss Wagon Factory'), which was founded in 1853 by Friedrich Peyer im Hof (1817–1900), Heinrich Moser (1805–1874) and Johann Conrad Neher (1818–1877). History 1853: Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik (SWF) is created

KG, the Swiss SIG Sauer AG, and the American SIG Sauer, Inc. L&O Holding is the parent company of the German SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. in 2007, and since 2000 is organizationally separate from SIG Sauer GmbH. Its predecessor SIGARMS was founded in Virginia in 1985 to import and distribute SIG Sauer firearms into the United States: Its headquarters were moved to New Hampshire in 1990.

The American company is SIG Sauer, Inc.

Its predecessor SIG Arms AG was sold to L&O Holding in western Germany and was first renamed SAN Swiss Arms AG, commonly known as Swiss Arms, and in late 2019 was further renamed SIG Sauer AG. It was formed in 1976 as a partnership between Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) of Switzerland and J.P.

The German company was SIG Sauer GmbH & Co.

The original SIG is now known as SIG Combibloc Group and no longer has any firearms business.

The original company, Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik (SWF), later Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG), went through several selloffs, leaving the SIG Sauer brand spread over several companies. Several brother companies that design and manufacture firearms use the brand name SIG Sauer. Lüke & Ortmeier Holding Gruppe, aka L&O Holding

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