Sig Sauer shows off M17, M18 military contract handguns at SHOT (VIDEO)

By Chris Eger

At this year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Sig had the new official handguns of the U.S. Army on hand for the industry to see.
In the above video, Sig’s Rich Morovitz shows Guns.com the U.S. Army’s new M17 sidearm and points out some of the differences between the military’s variant and winner of the landmark Modular Handgun System contract and the standard Sig Sauer P320. Besides the manual safety– an Army requirement– Morovitz also goes into detail on the removable top plate for a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro sight, which is a big move for a MIL-STD handgun meant for the common Soldier in the field.
Also on hand was the M18, which uses the same chassis in a smaller frame, ideal for use by senior officers, aircrew, and CID types.
Note the coyote finish on the surface controls. Commercial variants are slated to use black controls. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Though based on the P320 series of modular handguns, both Sig and the military have stressed that the M17/18 series are not the same animal as their civilian predecessor. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley went on record last year, saying, “[T]he guts and the internals of the military version of that weapon

Source: Guns.com