Sigs - when exactly is pre-Cohen?

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Sigs - when exactly is pre-Cohen?

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I have a w. German P226 that I know is pre-Cohen that I truly enjoy. While on the hunt for second, I realized that when it comes to the stainless slides people have a preference for pre-cohen for better chances at getting a good one; but rarely do people define what that date is on here. I hear folks reference 2004 and 2005 for the beginning of Sig QC decline; so which is it?

The stainless short extractor one I found comes with 6 mags and has a serial number of U634XXX - I think that puts it in 1999-2000 manufacture and should be good to go.
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Re: Sigs - when exactly is pre-Cohen?

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Who or what is Cohen?
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Re: Sigs - when exactly is pre-Cohen?

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Wondered myself when I saw this and did some quick google-fu.

Ron Cohen became the CEO of Sig Sauer in 2004. Guns produced from around 2005-2012 are sometimes considered the "Cohen Era" problem guns.
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Re: Sigs - when exactly is pre-Cohen?

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Thanks,

I was too lazy to google it.

I have some Sigs from that timeframe.

None of them have problems.
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