SIG Sauer P226 X-Six Anchorman Custom

Look at the front of this slide and you start to understand what makes the Anchorman build different. Where a standard X-Six wears a flat slab of steel, this one carries deep skeleton cuts, a row of crescent windows machined clean through the upper, all framed by brushed silver flats that play against the black DLC body. It's a one-off Mastershop treatment from SIG's German custom shop in Eckernförde, and the Anchorman skull and anchor mark runs the length of the slide and repeats on the grip.

Underneath the dress, this is still a proper X-Six. A single-action long-slide target pistol chambered in 9mm Para, built on the heavy steel frame that the X-line was known for. The barrel reads 9mm Para and the frame is stamped Made in Germany. You get the adjustable target rear sight, the bright stainless beavertail safety, the polished controls, and the long sight radius that makes this platform a fixture on European sport ranges.

The grips are where it ties together. Dark wenge-style wood, checkered along the edges, each panel inlaid with the Anchorman skull in light relief. The brushed silver magazine release, hammer, and safety lever stand out against the matte black frame.

The muzzle end carries the same theme. The slide nose is cut with stacked lightening windows and a ported front that exposes the guide rod, so the whole front half reads as machined steel rather than a solid block.

This is a show piece first and a shooter second. If you collect SIG Mastershop work or you want an X-Six that nobody else at the range is going to have, this Anchorman build covers both. It's the rare case where the custom shop went all the way and the result still functions as a competition gun.