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Bad Dog
02-13-2013, 10:25
I feel pretty lucky to be the recipient of a brand new. never fired Sig P250. I got it in my first ever 3 way trade, and I think I came out as the winner. I scoured the internet and below is the limited information I was able to find.

Here is the history of this pistol:

On 15 Decenber, exactly eight months to the day they cased their colors, Soldiers with the 2nd "Black Jack" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division assembled again on Cooper Field and uncased their colors, marking one of the last units to leave Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn and allowing Soldiers to be home just in time for the holidays. The Brigade had operated primarily in the Northern Iraqi Joint Operations area.

Being home for the holidays came as a surprise to the Black Jack Soldiers. They didn't know until a couple of weeks ago that they would be back before the Christmas holiday, and they were very fortunate everything worked out.

Many Black Jack Soldiers agreed that being one of the last units to leave their footprint in Iraq made their numerous deployment rotations, loss of comrades and countless holidays away from loved ones well worth it.

The marking on the slide are translated as follows:

2HBCT= 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team
1CD = 1st Calvary Division
11-12 = DEC 2011

If anybody has any more information on the histry of this pistol please add to the thread...Thanks
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OneGuy67
02-13-2013, 13:58
Sig offers a group buy to military members that allows them to buy a group of firearms and personalize them all. One of my buddies did this with his unit and they all got some pretty nice Sigs that are a great commemoration of their deployment.

Ronin13
02-19-2013, 16:41
Sig offers a group buy to military members that allows them to buy a group of firearms and personalize them all. One of my buddies did this with his unit and they all got some pretty nice Sigs that are a great commemoration of their deployment.
We were gonna do that- but the LT in charge couldn't get enough to qualify for the group buy... Shame, I really wanted a Sig with our TF and OEF IX etched on there as a neat memento.

Honor Bound
02-27-2013, 13:47
Our unit did that with Para's. Same unit did it with Springfield 1911 few years prior.

Had to pass on the Para, missed out on the Springfield.

You might be able to get more info from the unit's historian.

brokenscout
02-27-2013, 13:53
I already gave you my opinion of anything 1rst Cav[Coffee]

freqlord
03-14-2013, 15:21
I was offered the Para on my deployment in OEF. I'm kicking myself for not jumping on it!!