Duty Arms Indexworking title

Buffalo Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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Type
Local police
Location
Buffalo, Erie, New York
Entries
1 current · 1 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)Reliable secondary1
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

Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated)

Reliable secondary
Glock 17 (agency source did not state model) (representative photo)Representative
Shown: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated)
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Replaces
Glock Model not specified

Source: WKBW 7 News Buffalo + 1 more in the entry below

  • Main photo: Representative photo: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model). “Glock 17 (transparent background)” by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated) (model photo)

Representative photo: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model). Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2023 sources. Current status not re-verified.

WKBW quoted Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia on replacing the department's .40-caliber Glocks with 9mm Glocks (models not stated); the Buffalo News (via Police1, November 2023) reported Common Council approval of the switch. Council-approved replacement; completion of the rollout not verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

  1. Glock Model not specifiedPistols · Primary dutyReliable secondary
    Replaced; end date not stated. · WKBW quoted Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia on replacing the department's .40-caliber Glocks with 9mm Glocks; the models are not stated. Council-approved replacement (see Buffalo News/Police1, November 2023); completion of the rollout not verified.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): WKBW 7 News Buffalo
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): WKBW 7 News Buffalo; Police1 (The Buffalo News)

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