Sig Sauer P226 Navy Serial Numbers
Designed as SIG's entrant in the military trials to replace the 1911, today the P226 is in use by the U.S. Navy SEALs, Federal agents, and numerous law enforcement agencies including the Texas Rangers, Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Michigan State Police to name a few. The P226 Navy has been discontinued by SIG- it is now replaced by the MK 25. The MK25 is mechanically the same and the addition of the serial number sticker.
This was my previous response in another thread discussing the subject:The P226 Navy has been discontinued by SIG- it is now replaced by the MK 25 which is now the 'official' issue gun to NSW. The difference: all the MK 25s have the phosphate coated internals. SIG had stopped putting the coating in some production Navy pistols (these are not the original NSW guns w/o the rail) but due to popular demand, they started coating again on the later model Navys beginning in 2009 or 2010.
Reloop software. The MK 25 comes with SigLite factory night sights and a true picatinny rail whereas the Navy came with contrast sights and a universal rail. The MK 25 has a military UID sticker on the side (marketing BS IMO) of the slide. I believe the MK 25 frame is made in Germany. Both the Navy and MK 25 do not come with the SRT (I had one installed- along with the night sights- on my Navy and it's a worthwhile upgrade IMO).
Spoke with a SIG rep at SHOT and he said the Navy and the MK 25 are the exact same pistol mechanically. So why the name change? The US Navy requested the new official military designation rather than just calling it a 'Navy'. In fact, when I asked SIG to send me a replacement certificate of authenticity for my Navy, they sent me a MK 25 certificate with my serial # on it.
So I guess SIG is now calling all the Navy pistols MK 25 perhaps to stick to the official US Navy designation. Below is the MK 25 page on the SIG site. They are not legal in CA. The SIG rep told me it could be 4-6 years before they are introduced here:you can find an 'old Navy' with the phosphate internals and magazines, I would recommend picking it up since the 'new Navy' will not legally be available in CA for a while.
Plus, it will be pretty pricey. It doesn't work like that. Look at all the different P226 variants listed seperately on the roster that are mechanically the same. That being said, if they are willing to put it through as a P226 Navy model then that's their call but they can't put it through correctly as a MK25 model. How much were they asking?I thought the same thing until I saw one Fine Firearms in La Mesa (suburb in San Diego) had one to sell. The employee I spoke to, explained that the MK25 is mechanically the same and the addition of the serial number sticker does not require the weapon to be rectified for CA compliance.You can get a MK25 in CA.
I thought the same thing until I saw one Fine Firearms in La Mesa (suburb in San Diego) had one to sell. The employee I spoke to, explained that the MK25 is mechanically the same and the addition of the serial number sticker does not require the weapon to be rectified for CA compliance.You can get a MK25 in CA.That's strange, because it is not CA compliant & the store is selling it, are you sure it is not the regular Navy model? If it is true a MK25 and someone is buying it, would the DROS may have a problem?
Sig Sauer P226 Navy Reviews
If I were you, I would not buy it unless it is used and doing transfer as a PPT. Its not as simple as that. The roster is vague.
Again, P226R German, not techinically listed on the roster. Sold by several FFL's in CA without SSE.
Ammo Bros and Fowler's Gun Room in OC had them as did other smaller FLL's and that is just Socal.They are listed as P226R (Blued) Stainless Steel/Alloy 9mm. The Roster listing doesn't specify origin of manufacture which is the only difference between those models.The Navy and the MK25 are different models as the Navy is listed specifically as P226 Navy.
The NSW version is the most sought after of all the navy models.Which brings up the point that it took a while for those to show up on the roster, and you couldn't find them anywhere. Except Traders in San Leandro who said, oh, it's the same thing, close enough and started selling them a month before everybody else. They DROS'd at least one as a 226R because the exact model didn't show up on the list so he just picked something. They were eventually shut down for paperwork problems - apparently that kind of sloppiness carried over to all their records, etc.
My P226R-9-NSWG was minted in October 2011 and sports phosphated internals and factory SIGlite night sights. As far as I can tell, the MK25 differences are the rail profile, the machine-readable inventory stickers (frame and box), the MSRP and the (non-CA listed) type/model.I took my new Beretta M9A1 to the range for the first time yesterday and discovered that I now have two favorite pistols.:)Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2Wow! This thread is still going?! I love my P226 and I'm looking to get a Beretta M9A1 one of these days.
It sounds like a solid weapon. Pretty sure my buddy picked up a MK25 at local shop here in the Sacramento area and it was DROSed as a P226. I think it was $949 + tax + DROS. If you want you can get it. Aside from the sticker on the box, the gun itself doesn't say MK25 on it anywhere. It just says 'P226'.
So except or the anchor on the slide and the UID label on the side, it would be hard to tell that it's an MK25.I can see the argument both ways. It is a P226 which is CA approved, yet is is a different model of P226, which isn't specifically listed on the list.My prediction is that sooner or later the DOJ will want it's fee to have it listed specifically. When was the last time the state didn't collect money any chance they get?For now though it appears to be a delightfully gray area.