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SIG-Sauer P230
The SIG-Sauer P230 is a compact semi automatic pistol usually chambered for the .380 ACP cartridge. It was originally also available in .32 ACP, but this chambering was eventually dropped. It is available in both blued, Stainless Steel and Two-Tone versions. The P230 was manufactured by SIG between 1977 and 1996 (Sterling Arms also manufactured it from 1975 (whole two years before SIG's own line) to its departure in 1984). The P230 stopped production in 1996, having been replaced by the SIG P232 (an updated version of the P230 with adjustable rear sights and slight changes in frame, slide and barrel, as well as also reintroducing the .32 ACP chambering).
It is very possible to confuse it with the far more popular Walther PPK, but there are some identifiable differences. In fact, P230s sometimes have a Hogue-esque grip with aggressive finger grooves, though it's not always. Consistent on all models of P230 and P232, the trigger guard meets with the receiver with less of an angle and continues in a near straight diagonal line towards the front of the pistol, whereas the PPK has a very clear angle between the front of the trigger guard and the receiver, and then another at the front of the receiver. Secondly, the PPK has a more aggressive and notably protruding beavertail, whereas the sloping angles on the P230 are very gradual near the beaver tail. Finally, the P230 has larger and diagonal cocking serrations, whereas the PPK's are tighter and vertical.
The truly simplest way to avoid confusion is by knowing that the SIG P230 wasn't introduced until 1977, and when it was, it was a totally new design, so if any piece of media was made in the 32 year spawn between '45 and '77, it must be a PPK, and not a P230.
The SIG-Sauer P230 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: igin
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Specifications
(1975-1984 (Sterling Arms); 1977–1996)
- Type: Pistol
- Calibers: .32 ACP, .380 ACP
- Weight: 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
- Length: 6.61 in (16.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 3.6 in (9.1 cm)
- Capacity: 8 (.32 ACP), 7 (.380 ACP)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricochet | A gangster | 1991 | ||
| Point Break | A bank guard | 1991 | ||
| The Democratic Terrorist | Katja Flint | Monica | blued | 1992 |
| Last Action Hero | F. Murray Abraham | John Practice | 1993 | |
| Undercover Blues | Kathleen Turner | Jane Blue | Stainless | 1993 |
| The Real McCoy | Terence Stamp | Jack Schmidt | 1993 | |
| Raynor Scheine | Baker | |||
| The Mask | Jim Carrey | Stanley Ipkiss | 1994 | |
| Jeremy Roberts | Bobby the Bouncer | |||
| Richard Jeni | Charlie Schumaker | |||
| Peter Riegert | Lt. Mitch Kellaway | |||
| Copycat | Holly Hunter | M.J. Monahan | Stainless | 1995 |
| William McNamara | Foley | |||
| Bad Boys | Will Smith | Detective Mike Lowery | Stainless (Kept in paddle holster) | 1995 |
| Face/Off | Lauren Sinclair | Agent Winters | Stainless | 1997 |
| 8MM | Nicolas Cage | Thomas Wells | Stainless with threaded barrel | 1999 |
| Arlington Road | Laura Poe | Leah Faraday | Stainless | 1999 |
| Gloria | Sharon Stone | Gloria | Stainless | 1999 |
| Barry McEvoy | Terry | |||
| Supreme Sanction | Al Sapienza | Holman | 1999 | |
| Supreme Sanction | Ron Perlman | The Director | 1999 | |
| Supreme Sanction | Kristy Swanson | Jenna | 1999 | |
| Muscle Heat | Misato Tachibana | Akane Katsuragi | Stainless | 2002 |
| Cecil B. Demented | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Raven | Stainless | 2002 |
| Yamakasi | Gerald Morales | Chief doctor Le Tronc | 2002 | |
| Maher Kamoun | Vincent Asmine | |||
| Desert Saints | Melora Walters | Bennie Harper | blued | 2002 |
| Death to Smoochy | Harvey Fierstein | Merv Green | stainless | 2002 |
| Bulletproof Monk | Victoria Smurfit | Nina Strucker | Stainless | 2003 |
| Cutie Honey | Mikako Ichikawa | Inspector Aki Natsuko | Stainless | 2004 |
| Zero Woman R | Masaki Miura | Hayami Yuichi | 2004 | |
| Resident Evil: Afterlife | Kim Coates | Bennett | 2010 | |
| Erased | Aaron Eckhart | Ben Logan | Stainless | 2012 |
| Olga Kurylenko | Anna Brandt | |||
| Alexander Fehling | Floyd | |||
| Man on a Ledge | Jamie Bell | Joey Cassidy | 2012 | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Chloe Moretz | Hit Girl | Purple Grip | 2013 |
| The Nice Guys | Russell Crowe | Jackson Healey | 2016 | |
| Creepy | Hidetoshi Nishijima | Koichi Takakura | 2016 | |
| Masahiro Higashide | Nogami | |||
| Teruyuki Kagawa | Nishino | |||
| Ryôko Fujino | Mio | |||
| Yûko Takeuchi | Yasuko Takakura | |||
| Police | ||||
| Tenet | Elizabeth Debicki | Kat | 2020 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order | Jesse L. Martin | Det. Ed Green | "Panic" (S10E13) | 2000 |
| Frank Riva - Season 2 | Mélanie Maudran | Nina Rizzi | Stainless | 2004 |
| Luis Marquès | Maxime Loggia | |||
| The Unit | Andrew Divoff | The Major (codename: Mongoose) | Stainless | 2006 |
| Robert Patrick | Colonel Tom Ryan | |||
| Burn Notice - Season 1 | Gonzalo Menendez | kidnapper Lucio Velasquez | "Hard Bargain" (S1E09) | 2007 |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Christian Slater | Edward Albright | 2008 | |
| The Border | Athena Karkanis | Agent Massi | 2008-2010 | |
| White Collar | Carlo Rota | Ghovat | "Threads" (S1E02) | 2009 |
| Boss | Erika Toda | Kimoto Mami | gas-powered airsoft | 2009 |
| Junpei Mizobata | Hanagata Ippei | |||
| Yôichi Nukumizu | Yamamura Keisuke | |||
| Kendô Kobayashi | Iwai Zenji | |||
| Kazuyuki Aijima | Yada Kenzo | |||
| Yutaka Takenouchi | Nodate Shinjiro | |||
| Prison Break - Season 4 | Wentworth Miller | Michael Scofield | P230 SL | 2009 |
| Kathleen Quinlan | Christina Rose Scofield | |||
| Sarah Wayne Callies | Sara Tancredi | |||
| The Glades | Rick Robinson Jr. | Tommy Owens | "A Perfect Storm" | 2010 - ???? |
| Haven | 2010-???? | |||
| Humanoid Monster Bem | Kazuki Kitamura | Natsume Akinori | (Ep. 08) | 2011 |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Megan Dodds | Special Agent Jess Harkins | 2011 | |
| Julie Lescaut | Véronique Genest | Julie Lescaut | "Les risques du métier" (S21E05) | 2011-2012 |
| Leslie Camila-Rose | Madeleine 'Mado' Mille | "L'aveu" (S22E03) | ||
| Stéphane Roux | Marc Bonin | "Les disparus" (S23E02) | ||
| Defiance | Jane McLean | Olfin Tennety | Painted on silver finish / "The Serpent's Egg" (S01E05) | 2013 |
| Tony Curran | Datak Tarr | Painted on silver finish / "Brothers in Arms" (S01E06) |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mezzo Forte | Momomi | 1998 | |
| You're Under Arrest: The Movie | Detective Sugihara | 1999 | |
| Ken Nakajima | |||
| Japanese Police officers | |||
| Gunslinger Girl | Triela | SIG-Sauer P230SL | 2003 -2004 |
| Re: Cutie Honey | Inspector Aki Natsuko | 2004 | |
| You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle | Miyuki Kobayakawa | During the outro | 2007 -2008 |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Triela | SIG-Sauer P230SL | 2008 |
| Hillshire | |||
| Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | April | 2008-2009 | |
| Canaan | 2009 | ||
| Future Diary | Chief inspector Keigo Kurusu | Ep. 12 and OVA opening | 20011 - 2012 |
| Durarara!!×2 Shou | Vorona | 2015 | |
| Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet | Mary Sera | 2021 |
P232
Specifications
(1996-2015)
- Type: Pistol
- Calibers: .32 ACP, .380 ACP
- Weight: 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
- Length: 6.6 in (16.7 cm)
- Barrel length: 3.6 in (9.1 cm)
- Capacity: 8 (.32 ACP), 7 (.380 ACP)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of Sight | Jennifer Lopez | U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco | Stainless | 1998 |
| Bad Boys II | Jordi Mollà | Johnny Tapia | Stainless | 2003 |
| A prostitute | ||||
| Taking Lives | Angelina Jolie | Agent Illeana | Stainless | 2004 |
| Sky Fighters | Philippe Torreton | Bertrand | 2005 | |
| Terrorists | ||||
| Basic Instinct 2 | Sharon Stone | Catherine Tremell | Stainless | 2006 |
| David Morrissey | Michael Glass | |||
| Get Smart | Anne Hathaway | Agent 99 | Stainless | 2008 |
| Inception | Marion Cotillard | Mallorie "Mal" Cobb | 2010 | |
| Kick-Ass | Chloe Moretz | Hit Girl | Stainless | 2010 |
| Seeking Justice | Wayne Pére | Cancer | 2011 | |
| IronE Singleton | Scare | |||
| January Jones | Laura Graham | |||
| Carjacked | Maria Bello | Lorraine Burton | 2011 | |
| On the Other Side of the Tracks | Omar Sy | Ousmane Diakhité | Stainless | 2012 |
| Laurent Lafitte | François Monge | |||
| Now You See Me | Mélanie Laurent | Interpol Agent Alma Dray | 2013 | |
| The Bling Ring | Emma Watson | Nicki | Stainless | 2013 |
| Taissa Farmiga | Sam | |||
| Red 2 | Mary-Louise Parker | Sarah Ross | 2013 | |
| Hot Pursuit | Joaquín Cosio | Vincente Cortez | Stainless | 2015 |
| Johnny English Strikes Again | Olga Kurylenko | Ophelia | 2018 | |
| Ready Player One | Hannah John-Kamen | F'Nale Zandor | Stainless | 2018 |
Television
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karas | mayor of Shinjuku | 2005-2007 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Hillshire | 2008 | |
| Triela |
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