SIG SG 530

The SIG SG 530 was a Swiss assault rifle developed in the 1960s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) to take the then-new 5.56×45mm NATO round.[1]

SIG SG 530
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originSwitzerland
Production history
DesignerSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)
Designed1960s
ManufacturerSchweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)
Specifications
Mass3.45 kg (7.61 lb)
Length940 mm (37.0 in)

Cartridge5.56×45mm NATO
ActionGas-operated, roller-locked
Rate of fire600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity912 m/s (2,992 ft/s)
Maximum firing range500M
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine
SightsIron sights

Development

Development of the rifle started in 1963 as a joint project between SIG and Beretta. The latter had already cooperated with SIG on the production of the SG 510-4 rifle for Chile. Initial prototypes of the 5.56 mm rifle used the delayed-blowback operating system of the SIG SG 510. However, this operating system proved to be problematic with the relatively "weak" 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, and the designers were forced to use a gas-operated, roller-locked system. In 1968, Beretta ceased development with SIG, and went to work on their own 5.56 mm rifle design resulting in the outwardly similar AR70. Due to a lack of sales, SIG abandoned the SG 530 in the 1970s in favor of developing the SG 540 series.

Bibliography

  • Hogg, Ian V. and Weeks, John S. Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. Iola, WI, 7th edition, 2000. Pages 280–281. ISBN 0-87341-824-7.
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See also

References

  1. "The SIG SG 530/1". swissrifles.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

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