The SIG SG 550 is a Swiss-made rifle based on the earlier SIG SG 540 and designed to replace the SIG SG 510 battle rifle in Swiss service. A peculiarity of the rifle is its use of the SIG 5.6x45mm Gw Pat 90 cartridge as opposed to NATO's standard 5.56x45mm cartridge, albeit a later variant would be developed to use 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition. It is also known in Swiss service as the StGw 90 (Sturmgewehr 90) or Fass 90 (Fucile d'Assalto 90 or Fusil d'Assault 90).
The SIG SG 550 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
SIG SG 550
SIG SG 550 with proprietary bipod - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 550 with proprietary bipod and Hensoldt 6x42 scope - 5.56x45mm
Specifications
(1986-Present)
- Caliber: 5.6mm Gw Pat 90 (550-1) / 5.56x45mm NATO (550-2)
- Length: 39.3 in (99.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 20.8 in (52.8 cm)
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto
Film
Video Games
Anime
SIG SG 550 SR
SIG SG 550 SR - 5.56x45mm
A modified 550 with a longer heavy barrel, match trigger group and adjustable sniper buttstock & pistol grip. These rifles are mostly used with a heavy duty bipod (replacing the integral lightweight bipod of the 550). It is also know as the SIG SG 550-1 and SIG SG 550 Sniper.
Specifications
(???? - ????)
- Caliber: 5.6mm Gw Pat 90 / 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 15.5 lbs (7.02 kg)
- Barrel length: 25.6 in (65 cm)
- Capacity: 5, 20, or 30 rounds
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto
Film
Television
Anime
Video Games
SIG SG 551
SIG SG 551 LB with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG551-A1 - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 551 SWAT with RIS foregrip, ACOG scope, and weaponlight - 5.56x45mm
Specifications
(1986 - Present)
- Caliber(s): 5.6mm Gw Pat 90 (551-1) / 5.56x45mm NATO (551-2)
- Length: 32.8 in (83.3 cm) (551 SB, stock extended)
- Barrel length:
- SG 551: 14.3 in (36.4 cm) (551 SB), 17.9 in (45.4 cm) (551 LB)
- SIG551-A1: 10 in (25.4 cm), 16 in (40.6 cm)
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto
Film
Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Léon (The Professional) |
|
ESU officer |
|
1995
|
Ronin |
Robert De Niro |
Sam |
|
1998
|
Yamakasi |
|
Special Forces |
|
2001
|
Nest, The (Nid de guêpes) |
Benoît Magimel |
Santino |
With Occluded-eye sight (OES) |
2002
|
Ruby & Quentin |
|
French Police |
|
2003
|
District B13 |
|
Thugs |
Several versions: with and without SIG GL 5040 grenade launcher, red dot sight, cheek pad on the buttstock, two magazines clamped together |
2004
|
San Antonio |
Eriq Ebouaney |
Jérémie Blanc |
With a scope |
2004
|
San Antonio |
|
Thug |
With a scope |
2004
|
Rambo |
Tim Kang |
En-Joo |
|
2008
|
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) |
|
Thug disguised as GIGN man |
|
2008
|
Transporter 3 |
|
Assassins |
With RIS rails, foregrip and ACOG sight |
2008
|
The Town |
Owen Burke |
Desmond 'Des' Elden |
|
2010
|
Salt |
|
Russian guard |
|
2010
|
Elite Squad 2 |
|
Henchman |
|
2010
|
Colombiana |
Zoe Saldana |
Cataleya Restrepo |
short-barrel versions with standard flash hider, standard diopter sights, quad rail hand guard, vertical foregrip, cheek riser & Aimpoint sights |
2011
|
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) |
|
Gunmen |
short-barrel versions with standard flash hiders; one with a cheek riser & red dot sight, another without handguard |
2011
|
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault |
|
SID officers |
short-barrel version with standard flash hider & optical sights |
2012
|
The Expendables 3 |
Dolph Lundgren |
Gunnar Jensen |
|
2014
|
Brick Mansions |
|
Henchmen |
|
2014
|
Blackhat |
|
Kassar's Henchmen |
|
2015
|
John Wick: Chapter 2 |
Tim Connolly |
Ares' strike team member |
w/ tactical grip |
2017
|
Television
Anime
Title
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Geobreeders |
Ayumi Narusawa |
|
1999
|
Video Games
Animation
SIG SG 552
SIG SG 552 with scope rail attached - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 552-2, version with permanent scope rail and ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 552-2 fitted with C-More sight - 5.56x45mm. This is a screen used rifle seen in the series
24: Live Another Day.
Special Thanks to Cohort Film Services.
The SG 552 is the shortest version of the 550 family. Apart from the charging handle (round, steel), externally it appeared to be a shorter version of its bigger brothers, the SG 550 and 551. However, internally, the SG 552 featured several major differences: the gas piston was fixed to bolt (like on a classic AK-47) and the recoil spring was located behind the bolt (like on an MP5) instead of in the gas tube.
While SIG claims these changes were necessary for technical reasons on this extremely compact assault rifle, they led to certain reliability issues - unusual for the company. To address this, the SG 552 was updated, resulting in the SG 553.
The SIG SG 552 is also known as the Commando.
Specifications
(1998 - 2008)
- Caliber: 5.6mm Gw Pat 90 / 5.56x45mm NATO
- Length: 28.9 in (73.3 cm) (stock extended)
- Barrel length: 8.9 in (22.7 cm)
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto
Film
Title
|
Actor
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Total Western |
Samuel Le Bihan |
Bédé |
|
2000
|
Total Western |
Marco Prince |
Ange |
|
2000
|
Total Western |
Emmanuel Avena |
Aliocha |
|
2000
|
Total Western |
Jo Prestia |
Johan |
|
2000
|
Taxi 2 |
|
French RAID Operators |
|
2000
|
Wasabi |
|
French Police |
Also seen inside a briefcase, with a grenade launcher |
2001
|
Kiss of the Dragon |
John Forgeham |
Max |
With a scope and UBGL |
2001
|
The Transporter |
Jason Statham |
Frank Martin |
With an Occluded Eye Sight (OES) |
2002
|
The Bourne Identity |
|
Treadstone guard |
|
2002
|
Ripoux 3 |
|
SWAT trooper |
|
2003
|
Ruby & Quentin |
|
Criminals |
|
2003
|
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
|
Umbrella Corporation guards and S.T.A.R.S officers |
|
2003
|
District B13 |
|
Taha's bodyguard |
|
2004
|
Assault on Precinct 13 |
|
Corrupt police officers |
With scopes and suppressors |
2005
|
Miami Vice |
Colin Farrell |
Sonny Crockett |
|
2006
|
Ultraviolet |
|
Ministry troopers |
|
2006
|
The Kingdom |
|
Saudi Arabian police officers |
|
2007
|
Live Free or Die Hard |
|
Terrorist |
|
2007
|
The Bourne Ultimatum |
Edgar Ramirez |
Paz |
With a scope and suppressor |
2007
|
Transformers |
|
Sector 7 commando |
|
2007
|
Punisher: War Zone |
|
SWAT officers |
|
2008
|
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) |
|
GIGN (French SWAT) man from escort |
|
2008
|
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
|
Commando |
With Aimpoint sight and foregrip |
2008
|
Iron Man |
|
Ten Rings militant |
With Aimpoint sight and foregrip |
2008
|
Max Payne (2008) |
|
Aesir Corporation security guards |
|
2008
|
Babylon A.D. |
|
|
Seen in a weapons arsenal |
2009
|
The Interceptor (Zapreshchyonnaya Realnost) |
|
Kurylo's special forces soldiers |
rubber prop version mocked up to look like an Izhmash PP-19 Bizon |
2009
|
The Taking of Pelham 123 |
Victor Gojcaj |
Bashkim |
With tri-rails |
2009
|
Five Brothers (Comme les cinq doigts de la main) |
Vincent Elbaz |
David Hayoun |
|
2010
|
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The |
|
|
Seen in a weapons arsenal |
2010
|
Kick-Ass |
|
Mobster |
|
2010
|
The A-Team |
Brian Bloom |
Pike |
With rear stock removed, holosight and foregrip |
2010
|
Inception |
Tom Hardy |
Eames |
Winter camouflaged, and stock wrapped in cloth |
2010
|
Red |
Background extra |
CIA assassin |
|
2010
|
Colombiana |
Background extra |
Thug |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sight |
2011
|
Thor |
|
|
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sight; in SHIELD armory |
2011
|
Special Forces |
Background extra |
French commandos |
short-barrel version with backup iron sights, ACOG TA11 optical sights & suppressors |
2011
|
Johnny English Reborn |
Background extras |
Guards |
short-barrel versions with pronged flash hiders & standard diopter sights |
2011
|
Largo Winch II (2011) |
|
Dragan's mercenaries |
|
2011
|
Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol |
Paula Patton |
Agent Jane Carter |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights |
2011
|
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol |
|
|
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider, standard diopter sights & RIS foregrip; seen on wall |
2011
|
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) |
|
Gunmen |
short-barrel versions with pronged flash hiders, standard diopter sights, red dot sights & cheek riser |
2011
|
The Viral Factor |
Andy On |
Sean Wong |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider, standard diopter sights, Aimpoint sight & tactical flashlight |
2012
|
The Cabin in the Woods |
|
Guards |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights; some additionally with ACOG and/or vertical grips |
2012
|
I Declare War |
Alex Cardillo |
Frost |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights |
2012
|
I Declare War |
Dyson Fyke |
Sikorski |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights |
2012
|
Resident Evil: Retribution |
Johann Urb |
Leon Kennedy |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & EOTech sight |
2012
|
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault |
|
SID officers |
short-barrel version with standard flash hider & optical sights |
2012
|
Battleground |
Bryan Larkin |
Mitch |
short-barrel version with standard diopter sights |
2012
|
Cockneys vs. Zombies |
|
|
suppressed, short-barrel version with standard diopter sights |
2012
|
Warm Bodies |
Dave Franco |
Perry |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights |
2013
|
White House Down |
Channing Tatum |
John Cale |
short-barrel version with pronged flash hider & standard diopter sights |
2013
|
The Expendables 3 |
Randy Couture |
Toll Road |
With and without EOTech sight |
2014
|
Brick Mansions |
|
Henchmen |
|
2014
|
The Squad |
Steffi Celma |
Ricci |
|
2015
|
Blackhat |
|
Henchman |
|
2015
|
Deadpool |
|
Ajax's mercenaries |
|
2016
|
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back |
|
operatives |
|
2016
|
Mission: Impossible - Fallout |
|
White Widow operatives |
|
2018
|
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
Chris Pratt |
Owen Grady |
|
2018
|
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
Bryce Dallas Howard |
Claire Dearing |
|
2018
|
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum |
|
|
Seen in armory |
2019
|
Black Widow |
|
|
seen in arsenal |
2021
|
Nobody |
|
Yulian's mafia members |
w/EOTech sights, flashlights and Magpul AFG grips |
2021
|
Araya Mengesha |
Pavel |
w/EOTech sight, flashlight, suppressor and Magpul AFG grip
|
Bob Odenkirk |
Hutch Mansell / "Nobody" |
w/EOTech sight, flashlight, suppressor and Magpul AFG grip
|
Aleksey Serebryakov |
Yulian Kuznetsov |
w/EOTech sight, 30 round magazine and Magpul AFG grip
|
No Time to Die |
Billy Magnussen |
Logan Ash |
|
2021
|
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One |
Tom Cruise |
Ethan Hunt |
|
2023
|
Television
Anime
Video Games
SIG SG 553
SIG SG 553 SB (Short Barrel) - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 553 LB (Long Barrel) - 5.56x45mm
SIG SG 553 R (Russian) SB - 7.62x39mm
SIG SG 553 R LB - 7.62x39mm
Externally, the SG 553 can be distinguished from the SG 552 by its charging handle (flat black plastic) like on the SG 550 and SG 551. Internally, the SG 553 features a separate gas piston and a recoil spring located in front of the bolt, within the gas tube, again like on the SG 550 and SG 551.
The SIG SG 553 is also known as the SOW, short for Special Operations Weapon.
Specifications
(2009 - Present)
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (553) / 7.62x39mm (553 R) / .300 AAC Blackout (553 BK)
- Length: 28.9 in (73.3 cm) (553 SB, stock extended)
- Barrel length: 8.9 in (22.7 cm) (553 SB), 13.7 in (34.7 cm) (553 LB)
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto
Anime
Title
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Canaan |
The Daedala Security Forces |
|
2009
|
Video Games
SIG-Sauer SIG556
SIG-Sauer SIG556 HOLO with ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG556 Classic with polymer magazine and SIG-Sauer STS-081 red dot scope - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG556 Classic SWAT - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG556xi - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG556xi SWAT - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer SIG556xi Russian - 7.62x39mm
One of the latest generations of the SIG SG 550 rifle series is the SIG-Sauer SIG556 series. Due to import restrictions by the BATF, SIG built these rifles in the United States. They differ in that they have an aluminum lower receiver somewhat similar to the AR-15 designed to take STANAG Magazines and have a rail on the upper receiver amongst other cosmetic details. They are generally semi-auto only, though select-fire versions also exist for military and law enforcement.
Specifications
(2007 - 2016)
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO / .223 Remington / 7.62x39mm (SIG556R); a .300 Blackout variant of the SIG556xi was also planned
- Length: 36 in (91 cm) (with 16" barrel and stock extended)
- Barrel length: 10 in (25.4 cm), 16 in (40.6 cm)
- Feed System: STANAG Magazines, AK Magazines (SIG556R)
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto (civilian), Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto (SIG556, military/LE), Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto (SIG556xi, military/LE)
Film
Television
Video Games
Anime
Title
|
Character
|
Note
|
Date
|
Blue Archive the Animation |
Shiroko Sunaookami, Helmet Gang |
Hybrid 556 Classic and 556 Classic SWAT. Called "WHITE FANG 465" (for Shiroko). Modified to fire full auto, is equipped with a fictional handguard (which appears to be a hybrid of the Classic handguard and the Magpul MOE handguard), SUSAT L9A1 Telescopic Sight, Knight’s Armament Forward Pistol Grip and SIG-Sauer SRD 556 QD suppressor |
2024
|
Animation
Title
|
Voice Actor
|
Characters
|
Notation
|
Date
|
Love, Death & Robots - Season 1 |
|
|
w/aftermarket (or fictional) handguard and Aimpoint sight, seen on the dead body of a soldier; "Three Robots" (S1E02) |
2019
|
SIG-Sauer SIG556 DMR
SIG-Sauer SIG556 DMR with polymer magazine, Magpul PRS stock, and Harris bipod - 5.56x45mm
An accurized variant of the SIG-Sauer SIG556 with an 18" barrel, designed for use as a Designated Marksman Rifle, often fitted with a Magpul PRS stock and bipod.
Film
Television
SIG-Sauer P556
SIG-Sauer P556 SWAT with polymer magazine and SIG-Sauer STS-081 red dot scope - 5.56x45mm
SIG-Sauer P556 SWAT with SG 550 series lower receiver and 30-round SG 550 magazine - 5.56x45mm. Screen used gun owned by
The Specialists Ltd.
A pistol variant of the SIG556. The lower stock can be replaced with an SG 550 series lower receiver to turn it into a fully automatic short barreled rifle often mistaken for the SG 553.
Film
Television
SIG SG 751 SAPR
SIG SG 751 LB - 7.62x51mm NATO
Specifications
(2009-Present)
- Type: Battle Rifle, Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (750/751) / 6.5mm Creedmoor (750 Creedmoor)
- Weight: 8 lbs (3.6 kg), 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg)
- Length: 34.3 in (87 cm), 37.8 in (96 cm)
- Barrel length: 14.4 in (36.5 cm), 17.9 in (45.5 cm)
- Capacity: 20-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto (military/LE), Safe/Semi-Auto (civilian versions)
Television
Video Games
See Also