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45-565: P210 may refer to: SIG P210 , a Swiss-designed Pistol Pressurised versions of the Cessna 210 light aircraft Estate version of the Volvo PV444/544 ( Volvo Duett ) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

90-471: A P were made for police and for private use, running from P 8001 to P 8250 (1951) and P 50004 (1949) to P 79150 (1975). Serial numbers from P 79600 to P 97950 are private models made by SIG Sauer, Switzerland, during 1976–1984, and P 300001 to P 331536 were made by Sig Sauer ( Swiss Arms ) during 1983–2006; the jump to the 300000s range marks the transition from traditional forged frames to CNC production. During 1966–1969, SIG produced

135-506: A unified command came in 1928, when Hjalmar Rechnitzer  [ da ] suggested an independent air force, with all three branches collected under a central Rigsværn ( transl.  Realm Defence ). It was however only after the lessons of joint operations in World War II , the branches were reorganized and collected under the newly created Danish Defence. Denmark tried to remain neutral after World War II , with

180-516: A P added to the rear of a serial number that starts with an A have been sold by the Swiss army to civilians. A stamped "P" (="privat") on the front of the trigger guard shows that a weapon was left as a gift to the owner upon leaving the Armed Services. Serial numbers 6001 to 6028 are prototypes made during 1938–1947. 6033 to 6406 are early model SP47/8 made in 1947. Serial numbers with

225-656: A license for the Petter–Browning system from SACM in order to develop a replacement for the Luger Parabellum 06/29 , which had been in service since 1900. Apparently not satisfied with the Petter Browning design or the changes they had made to it, SIG evaluated no fewer than 11 prototypes from 1942 through 1944. Selbstladepistole Neuhausen model 44/16 pistol production began in 1944. Some of the original Petter Browning features had been retained, specifically

270-740: A number of UN peacekeeping missions including UNEF and UNFICYP . Following the end of the Cold War, Denmark began a more active foreign policy, deciding to participate in international operations. This began with the participation in the Bosnian War , where the Royal Danish Army served as part of the United Nations Protection Force and were in two skirmishes. This was the first time the Danish Army

315-862: A number of support centres, all commanded through the Army Staff . The army is a mixture of Mechanized infantry and Armoured cavalry with a limited capabilities in Armoured warfare . The army also provides protection for the Danish royal family , in the form of the Royal Guard Company and the Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron . The Royal Danish Navy ( Danish : Søværnet ) consists of frigates , patrol vessels , mine-countermeasure vessels , and other miscellaneous vessels, many of which are issued with

360-441: A sizable force to execute these tasks at all times. Total Defence ( Danish : Totalforsvaret ) is "the use of all resources in order to maintain an organized and functional society, and to protect the population and values of society". This is achieved by combining the military, Home Guard , Danish Emergency Management Agency and elements of the police . The concept of total defence was created following World War II, where it

405-517: A small number of special heavy frame P210-5 models for the National Match team. These are extremely rare, with a total of 46 pieces known in literature. In the 1970s, these heavy frame models were commercialized and offered on the market, with 100 pieces of P210-6 heavy frame pistols (P 76521 to P76620) made in 1979, and 50 pieces of P210-6 heavy frame pistols, made for Hofmann & Reinhart of Zürich (P 79101 to 79150). These pistols represent

450-401: A wide parliamentary majority including government and opposition parties. However, public opposition to increases in defence spending—during periods of economic constraints require reduced spending for social welfare — has created differences among the political parties regarding a broadly acceptable level of new defence expenditure. The latest Defence agreement (" Defence Agreement 2018–23 ")

495-740: Is expanded to include 500 more, with some of these having a longer service time, with more focus on national challenges. In 2006 the Danish military budget was the fifth largest single portion of the Danish Government's total budget, significantly less than that of the Ministry of Social Affairs (≈110 billion DKK ), Ministry of Employment (≈67 billion DKK), Ministry of the Interior and Health (≈66 billion DKK) and Ministry of Education (≈30 billion DKK) and only slightly larger than that of

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540-508: Is lighter and smaller than the original P210 featuring an alloy frame and a 4.1 inch barrel instead of the 4.7 inch barrel on the original P210. It also differs because it has new additions such as the front slide serrations, the Nitron finish, and the black Hogue G10 grips, for a more aggressive and modern look. The design was derived from Charles Petter 's Modèle 1935A pistol . In 1937, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) acquired

585-645: Is stamped "P m/49", and also known as "P210-DK". First issued beginning in 1950 to the Danish Army Technical Corps (stamped "HTK"), this remained the standard sidearm in the Danish military throughout 60 years of continuous use, since the 2010s being replaced with the SIG Sauer P320 X-5 Carry . In 1957, the civil designation (SP47/8) was definitively changed to P210 according to the company nomenclature policy. Model P210-1 in retrospect covers all models produced until 1965,

630-715: The American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War . The purpose of the Danish Defence is to prevent conflicts and war, preserve the sovereignty of Denmark, secure the continuing existence and integrity of the independent Kingdom of Denmark and further a peaceful development in the world with respect to human rights. This is defined in Law no. 122 of 27 February 2001 which took effect 1 March 2001. Its primary tasks are: NATO participation in accordance with

675-849: The Danish Maritime Safety Administration , Danish Emergency Management Agency and the Administration of Conscientious Objectors ( Militærnægteradministrationen Archived 2009-03-23 at the Wayback Machine ). Because Denmark has a small and highly specialized military industry, the vast majority of Danish Defence's equipment is imported from NATO and the Nordic countries . Danish Defence expenditures (1949–1989) Danish Defence expenditures (1990–) The Danish Royal Army ( Danish : Hæren ) consists of 2 brigades, organised into 3 regiments, and

720-647: The First World War , with a relative strong military force. However, following the Interwar period , a more pacifistic government came to power, decreasing the size of the military. This resulted in Denmark having a limited military, when Denmark was invaded in 1940 . Since the establishment of the Danish military, the two branches operated independently, without much cooperation. They both had their own ministry, and their own air force. The first proposal for

765-968: The Home Guard . Under the Danish Defence Law the Minister of Defence serves as the commander of Danish Defence (through the Chief of Defence and the Defence Command ) and the Danish Home Guard (through the Home Guard Command ). De facto the Danish Cabinet is the commanding authority of the Defence, though it cannot mobilize the armed forces, for purposes that are not strictly defence oriented, without

810-585: The Iraq War . In Afghanistan, 37 soldiers have been killed in various hostile engagements or as a result of friendly fire, and 6 have been killed in non-combat related incidents, bringing the number of Danish fatalities to 43, being the highest loss per capita within the coalition forces . Denmark has since participated in Operation Ocean Shield , the 2011 military intervention in Libya and

855-476: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (≈14 billion DKK). This list lists the complete expenditures for the Danish Ministry of Defence . The Danish Defence Force, counting all branches and all departments, itself has an income equal to about 1–5% of its expenditures, depending on the year. They are not deducted in this listing. Approximately 95% of the budget goes directly to running

900-635: The Royal Danish Army , while on an operation to reinforce an observation post in the town of Gradačac , were fired upon by a T-55 Bosnian Serb tank. One of the three Danish Leopard 1 tanks experienced slight damage, but all returned fired and put the T-55 tank out of action. With the September 11 attacks , Denmark joined US forces in the War on terror , participating in both the War in Afghanistan and

945-753: The Thirty Years' War , the Great Northern War , and the Napoleonic Wars . Today, the armed forces consists of: the Royal Danish Army , Denmark's principal land warfare branch; the Royal Danish Navy , a blue-water navy with a fleet of 20 commissioned ships; and the Royal Danish Air Force , an air force with an operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The Defence also includes

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990-530: The 1980s and 1990s. P210-7 was a rarely produced .22lr rimfire model, made in the 1950s and 1960s. In 2000, SIG sold all divisions, with the exception of the "Packaging Machines" division. The "Small Arms" division was taken over by the Lüke & Ortmeier Group and renamed SAN Swiss Arms AG. SAN Swiss Arms AG continued production of the P210 for private customers until 2006. From 2010, a new model, dubbed P210 Legend

1035-432: The Danish army ( Danish Defence designation Pistol M/1949 ). The 47/8 model supported the easy change of the barrels between 7.65 and 9mm Parabellum and a kit to convert to .22 caliber (see table below). SIG M/1949 is the 47/8 model purchased for the Danish military and issued version for officers, military police , and special forces, chambered in 9mm Luger. Usually called only Neuhausen in Denmark, this model

1080-533: The Danish military including the Home guard. Depending on year, 50–53% accounts for payment to personnel, roughly 14–21% on acquiring new material, 2–8% for larger ships, building projects or infrastructure and about 24–27% on other items, including purchasing of goods, renting, maintenance, services and taxes. The remaining 5% is special expenditures to NATO, branch shared expenditures, special services and civil structures, here in including running

1125-717: The P210 continued until 2006. A new model, the P210 Legend , was introduced by SIG Sauer GMBH of Germany in 2010, and another, the P210A , was introduced by SIG Sauer Inc. of New Hampshire in the United States in 2017. In 2022, Sig Sauer released the P210 Carry originally debuted at the 2010 Shot Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The P210 Carry is a pistol chambered in 9x19 Parabellum with a capacity of 8+1. The P210 Carry

1170-414: The armed forces are women. Women do not have to serve conscription in Denmark, since 1998, it is however possible to serve under conscription-like circumstances; 17% of those serving conscription or conscription-like are women. Between 1991 and 31 December 2017, 1,965 women have been deployed to different international missions. Of those 3 women have lost their lives. In 1998, Police Constable Gitte Larsen

1215-695: The consent of parliament . The modern Danish military can be traced back to 1510, with the creation of the permanent Royal Danish Navy . During this time, the Danish Kingdom held considerable territories, including Schleswig-Holstein , Norway , and colonies in Africa and the Americas . Following the defeat in the Second Schleswig War , the military became a political hot-button issue. Denmark managed to maintain its neutrality during

1260-518: The country, but has since 2008 also supported the army, in Afghanistan and Kosovo . Current deployment of Danish forces, per 10-03-2016: Women in the military can be traced back to 1946, with the creation of Lottekorpset . This corps allowed women to serve, however, without entering with the normal armed forces, and they were not allowed to carry weapons. In 1962, women were allowed in the military. Currently 1,122 or 7.3% of all personnel in

1305-470: The defence of Denmark and its self-governing territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands . The military also promote Denmark's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid . Since the creation of a standing military in 1510, the armed forces have seen action in many wars, most involving Sweden , but also involving the world's great powers , including

1350-555: The designation P210-2 refers to the standard model as produced from 1966 (beginning with serial nr. P 59071). P210-3 was a police version produced from 1951 to 1964 (serial nrs. P 6791 to P 6840 and P 8001 to P 8893), produced in limited numbers for the cantonal police forces of Basel, Lausanne, and Glarus, with a handful sold on the private market. P210-4 was the model made for the German border guard (serial nrs. D 1 to D 6500). P210-5 and P210-6 were civilian target shooting models made in

1395-478: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=P210&oldid=1048590133 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages SIG P210 It is of all- steel construction chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.65×21mm Parabellum . It

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1440-507: The modular mission payload system StanFlex . The navy's chief responsibility is maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish , Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters . A submarine service existed within the Royal Danish Navy for 95 years. The Royal Danish Air Force ( Danish : Flyvevåbnet ) consists of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The Home Guard is voluntary service responsible for defence of

1485-437: The pinnacle of SIG pistol manufacture and are extremely sought after by collectors, and consequently almost never offered on the open market. Another special edition is numbered JP 1 to JP 500 (1978, "125 Years of SIG" anniversary edition). P 555001 to P 555555 are special collectors' edition of 555 sets of five chromed pistols with gilded controls, P210, P220 , P225 , P226 and P230 , made for Vonbank AG in 1987 to 1990), at

1530-531: The proposed Scandinavian defence union . However, Norway resigned from the talks, and with Cold War tensions on the rise and the 1948 Easter Crisis , Denmark was forced to join the North Atlantic Treaty . During the Cold War, Denmark began to rebuild its military and to prepare for possible attacks by the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. During this time Denmark participated in

1575-469: The right side of the slide, running from 7695 (1951) to 35383 (1962). The rare P210-7 .22lr calibre versions have numbers in the range 40501 (1957) to 41762 (1968). Danish Defence Danish Armed Forces ( Danish : Forsvaret ; Faroese : Danska verjan ; Greenlandic : Illersuisut ; lit.   ' the Defence ' ) is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with

1620-621: The self-contained firing and recoil systems. The Neuhausen 44/16 had a magazine capacity of 16 rounds. Development was slowed by the Second World War . After testing various experimental models (such as the aforementioned 44/16 with a double-column magazine), the 47/8 model was adopted in Oct 1948 as the Pistole Modell 1949 ( P49 ), and SP47/8 for civilian market. Some previous series were tested by Swedish sport shooters and by

1665-511: The strategy of the alliance, detect and repel any sovereignty violation of Danish territory (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands ), defence cooperation with non-NATO members, especially Central and East European countries, international missions in the area of conflict prevention, crisis-control, humanitarian, peacemaking, peacekeeping, participation in Total Defence in cooperation with civilian resources and finally maintenance of

1710-483: The time sold for CHF 12,950. In 1991, another special edition numbered № 0001 to № 1991 was made to commemorate "700 Years of Swiss Confederation" ( 700 Jahre Eidgenossenschaft ), at the time sold for CHF 4,100 per piece. Serial numbers starting with a D belong to the Bundesgrenzschutz issues (D 1 to D 6500). The Danish m/49 pistols have their own serial numbers, without a leading letter, engraved on

1755-483: Was a part of a combat operation since World War 2. On April 29, 1994, the Royal Danish Army , while on an operation to relieve an observation post as part of the United Nations Protection Force , the Jutland Dragoon Regiment came under artillery fire from the town of Kalesija . The United Nations Protection Force quickly returned fire and eliminated the artillery positions. On October 24, 1994,

1800-464: Was clear that the defence of the country could not only rely on the military, but there also need to be other measures to ensure a continuation of society. As a part of the Total Defence, all former conscripts can be recalled to duty, in order to serve in cases of emergency. Since 1988, Danish defence budgets and security policy have been set by multi-year white paper agreements supported by

1845-559: Was killed in Hebron on the West Bank . In 2003, Overkonstabel Susanne Lauritzen was killed in a traffic accident in Kosovo . In 2010, the first woman was killed in a combat situation, when Konstabel Sophia Bruun was killed by an IED in Afghanistan . In 2005, Line Bonde became the first female fighter pilot in Denmark. In 2016, Lone Træholt became the first female general. She

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1890-524: Was made by SIG Sauer, GMBH of Eckernförde , Germany. This model was exported to the USA until 2017, when SIG Sauer Inc. of New Hampshire began production of its own model, dubbed P210A, made in Exeter, N.H., offered in two versions, Standard (210A-9-B) and Target (210A-9-TGT). Serial numbers starting A are the Swiss army ordnance models. Army models run from serial number A 100001 to A 213110. Those that have

1935-425: Was signed 28 January 2018, and calls for an increase in spending, cyber security and capabilities to act in international operations and international stabilization efforts. The reaction speed is increased, with an entire brigade on standby readiness; the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2,000 soldiers in international service or 5,000 over a short time span. The standard mandatory conscription

1980-579: Was the only female general in the Danish armed forces until the army promoted Jette Albinus to the rank of brigadier general on 11 September 2017. In May 2018, the Royal Life Guards was forced to lower the height requirements for women, as the Danish Institute of Human Rights decided it was discrimination. Technically all Danish 18-year-old males are conscripts (37,897 in 2010, of whom 53% were considered suitable for duty). Due to

2025-799: Was used from 1949 to 1975 by the Swiss Army and police units. It was also adopted by the Military of Denmark in 1949 (as M/49 Neuhausen or simply Neuhausen) and was replaced by the SIG P320 in 2019, and in 1951 by the German Bundespolizei and in shooting sports. The pistols were decommissioned by the Swiss Army and replaced by the SIG Sauer P220 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 75 ) developed in 1975. Swiss production of

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