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Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact vs SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact

Both are 9x19mm Parabellum compact records in this directory. The Dagger Compact is ≈1.6 mm / ≈0.05 in longer overall; its barrel is ≈0.04 mm longer; the Dagger Compact lists 5 rounds more of standard capacity. 2 fields are not comparable — overall height, weight — because the makers publish them on different measurement bases.

Computed differences06
FieldDifference
Overall length≈1.6 mm / ≈0.05 in (Dagger Compact is greater)
Overall width≈5.5 mm / ≈0.22 in (P229 Nitron Compact is greater)
Overall heightNot comparable — Dagger Compact: without magazine; P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER
Barrel length≈0.04 mm (Dagger Compact is greater)Note: the published inch figures are identical, so this difference does not resolve in that unit.
WeightNot comparable — Dagger Compact: unloaded; magazine state not stated; P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER
Standard capacity5 rounds (Dagger Compact is greater)
How these differences are computed: each is the arithmetic difference between the two published figures, and it is only shown where both sources measured the field the same way. Where a source states a measurement basis the other does not match, the row says so instead of subtracting — figures on different bases are not comparable even when the numbers sit side by side. Differences marked ≈ involve at least one figure this directory converted between unit systems, so the difference is no more precise than that conversion.
Size, to scale
To-scale size envelopes: Dagger Compact vs P229 Nitron CompactBoxes drawn from published overall dimensions at one scale, aligned at the rear. Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact: 181.6 mm long, 32.5 mm wide; SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact: 180 mm long, 38 mm wide.050 mm100 mm150 mmLengthDagger Compact is 1.6 mm longerTop · length × width
  • Palmetto State Armory Dagger CompactLength ≈181.6 mm / 7.15 inWidth ≈32.5 mm / 1.28 in
  • SIG SAUER P229 Nitron CompactLength 180 mm / 7.1 inWidth 38 mm / 1.5 in
Boxes, not silhouettes: makers publish a pistol's overall envelope, not its shape, so that is all this draws. Every box is aligned at the rear and drawn at one fixed scale, the same on every page of this site, so drawings compare across pages. It is not life-size on your screen. Heights are not drawn because the heights are not published on one stated basis (Dagger Compact: without magazine; P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER).
Published fields, side by side
FieldDagger CompactP229 Nitron Compact
ManufacturerPalmetto State ArmorySIG SAUER
Manufacturer size labelCompactNot published
Directory frame classCompactCompact
Chambering9x19mm Parabellum9x19mm Parabellum
Overall dimensions≈181.6 × 32.5 × 121.4 mm / 7.15 × 1.28 × 4.78 in (height: without magazine)180 × 38 × 137 mm / 7.1 × 1.5 × 5.4 in (height: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER)
Barrel length≈99.1 mm / 3.9 in99.06 mm / 3.9 in
Weight≈635 g / 22.4 oz (unloaded; magazine state not stated)975.2 g / 34.4 oz (magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER)
Standard capacity15 rounds10 rounds
VerificationSource verified 2026-08-12Source verified 2026-09-30
Full records, with every value beside the source it came from: Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact · SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact. More from these makers: Palmetto State Armory · SIG SAUER.
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