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Charleston County Sheriff's Office

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What gun does the Charleston County Sheriff's Office carry?

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office's current duty pistol is the Glock G45 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records (2025). Its current patrol rifle is the SIG SAUER M400 (5.56x45mm / .223), per official agency or government records (2025).

Type
Sheriff's office
Location
North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Entries
7 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G45Who else issues it →Official source3
Rifles / CarbinesSIG SAUER M400Who else issues it →Official source2
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Official source2
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 G45

Official source
Glock G45 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Glock G45 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G45
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Charleston County Sheriff's Office (Sep 4, 2025)

  • Main photo: GLOCK G45 shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. “Glock45custom.pga” by Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Our edit is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Patrol rifle

SIG SAUER M400

Official source
SIG M400-series rifle (Commons category SIG Sauer SIGM400) carried by an Iraqi counter-terrorism trainee, U.S. Army photo; not a U.S. agency's rifle (representative photo)Representative
Shown: SIG M400-series rifle (Commons category SIG Sauer SIGM400) carried by an Iraqi counter-terrorism trainee, U.S. Army photo; not a U.S. agency's rifle
Issued configuration
Rifle
SIG SAUER M400
Caliber
5.56x45mm / .223
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Charleston County Sheriff's Office (Sep 4, 2025)

  • Main photo: Representative photo: SIG M400-series rifle (Commons category SIG Sauer SIGM400) carried by an Iraqi counter-terrorism trainee, U.S. Army photo; not a U.S. agency's rifle. “Counter-terrorism Training 180405-A-TC961-0146” by Pfc. Anthony Zendejas, U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).

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.

Patrol shotgun

Remington 870

Official source
Remington 870 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Remington 870 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Shotgun
Remington 870
Caliber
12 gauge
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Charleston County Sheriff's Office (Sep 4, 2025)

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.

Pistols3 current

Glock G45 (model photo)

GLOCK G45 shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. Photo: Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G45

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

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Glock G43 (model photo)

Photo: Miller KH, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G43

Official source
9mm LugerOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Glock G48 (model photo)

Photo: Kolomaznik, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G48

Official source
9mm LugerOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Rifles / Carbines2 current

SIG SAUER M400 (model photo)

Representative photo: SIG M400-series rifle (Commons category SIG Sauer SIGM400) carried by an Iraqi counter-terrorism trainee, U.S. Army photo; not a U.S. agency's rifle. Photo: Pfc. Anthony Zendejas, U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

SIG SAUER M400

Official source
5.56x45mm / .223Patrol long gun
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

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ArmaLite M15A2

Official source
5.56x45mm / .223Patrol long gun
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Shotguns2 current

Remington 870 (model photo)

870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 870

Official source
12 gaugePatrol long gun
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Mossberg 590 (model photo)

Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Mossberg 590

Official source
12 gaugePatrol long gun
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2025 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CCSO Policy 7-05 (revised 09/04/2025) names the Glock 45 9mm as the agency-issued primary duty handgun for all deputies, with the Glock 48 and Glock 43 as alternatives for staff, detectives and undercover roles; issued patrol rifles include the SIG M400 and ArmaLite M15A2; issued shotguns carried in patrol vehicles include Remington 870 variants and the Mossberg 590 (a Benelli and Kel-Tec KSG are also listed). A select-fire Colt M16A1 and specialized/SWAT weapons were not added.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Charleston County Sheriff's Office

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