The Bureau’s Ballistic Research Facility tested a police pistol that had fired while in its holster. Here’s what they found ...

Since its release in 2014, the Sig Sauer P320 has heavily advertised its modularity features. Its visibility was only bolstered in 2017, when the U.S. Army selected the P320 as its new M17/M18 ...

The military has adopted variants of the P320 as its standard sidearm, called the M17 and the M18. It is chambered for a number of popular calibers, including 9-mm and .45 ACP.

The Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission has prohibited recruits from training with the gun and banned it from campuses, citing safety reports.

The Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy followed suit in selecting the Sig Sauer pistol as its duty weapon. The military’s version of the gun, known as the M17 and M18, has an external safety.

To date, Sig Sauer has delivered nearly half a million pistols across all branches of the U.S. military. The military calls the gun the M17, as well as the M18, a compact version of the pistol.

Following the Army’s selection of Sig Sauer, in 2018 the Marine Corps announced it would also issue the M18 to all soldiers who carry pistols. The Navy and Air Force have since followed suit.

On military bases from Virginia to the Middle East, pistols made by NH-based Sig Sauer have unintentionally fired, seriously wounding soldiers in some instances.

A federal jury awarded a Georgia man over $2 million in a product liability case against New Hampshire-based gunmaker Sig Sauer. The man was shot by his own P320 pistol, allegedly without pulling ...

The Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy followed suit in selecting the Sig Sauer pistol as its duty weapon. The military’s version of the gun, known as the M17 and M18, has an external safety.

Sig Sauer won the Modular Handgun System award for providing both the standard-sized 9mm handgun, the M17, and the compact-sized weapon, the M18.