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Bayerische Polizei

State / provincial police · Bavaria, Germany · Last updated

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Pistol: Heckler & Koch SFP9

Current issue

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Duty pistol
Heckler & Koch SFP99mm Luger
Official source
Heckler & Koch SFP9 (model photo)

Representative photo: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (slide serial number blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

What gun does the Bayerische Polizei carry?

The Bayerische Polizei's current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch SFP9 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2019 source and not re-verified since.

Type
State / provincial police · ~35,900 sworn
Location
Bavaria, Germany
Entries
1 current · 0 previous2 sources cited
Last updated
Oct 15, 2026newest source Nov 22, 2019

Frequently asked questions

What caliber does the Bayerische Polizei use?

The Bayerische Polizei's current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch SFP9, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.

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Patrol / duty issue

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueEntries
PistolsHeckler & Koch SFP9Who else issues it →1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Heckler & Koch SFP9

Official source
a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated (representative photo)
Shown: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated
Issued configuration
Pistol
Heckler & Koch SFP9
Caliber
9mm Luger
Pistol optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Bayerische Staatsregierung (Jan 12, 2018) + 1 more in the entry below

  • Main photo: Representative photo: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated. “HK-SFP9 LSH” by Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (slide serial number blurred). Our edit is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols

1 current
Heckler & Koch SFP9 (model photo)

Representative photo: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (slide serial number blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Heckler & Koch SFP9

Official source2 sources
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 15, 2026

Adopted 2018, rollout 2019.

State Interior Ministry selected the HK SFP9 (SFP9-TR) as the standard duty pistol, replacing the HK P7; rollout from Jan 2019, about 33,000 delivered by Aug 2019.

Not yet sourced for this agency

Rifles / CarbinesShotgunsPrecision / Sniper RiflesSMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesDuty Ammunition

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 15, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Bayerische Staatsregierung; Bayerischer Landtag / Staatsministerium des Innern

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Bayerische Polizei. Agency listing source: link.