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Fairmont Police Department (West Virginia)

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Duty pistol
Glock G179mm Luger
Official source
Glock G17 (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.

What gun does the Fairmont Police Department (West Virginia) carry?

The Fairmont Police Department (West Virginia)'s current duty pistol is the Glock G17 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2023 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Entries
1 current · 0 previous2 sources cited
Last updated
Oct 10, 2026newest source Jan 18, 2023

Quick answers

What caliber does the Fairmont Police Department (West Virginia) use?

The Fairmont Police Department (West Virginia)'s current duty pistol is the Glock G17, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.

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Patrol / duty issue

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CategoryCurrent primary issueEntries
PistolsGlock G17Who 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

Glock G17

Official source
Glock G17 (model photo)
Shown: Glock G17 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G17
Caliber
9mm Luger
Pistol optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: City of Fairmont, West Virginia (Jan 19, 2022) + 1 more in the entry below

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
Glock G17 (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.

Glock G17

Official source2 sources
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per the FY24 capital requests in the Jan. 2022 and Jan. 2023 plans; purchase not confirmed.

The city's proposed capital improvement plans (2022 and 2023 versions) list replacement of the police department's Glock 17 handguns on a 5-year rotation, in the FY24 police capital request. That shows Glock 17 is the department's issued handgun. These are capital requests, and a purchase record or award wasn't found. Generation not stated.

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): City of Fairmont, West Virginia

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