Duty Arms Index

Fort Smith Police Department

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

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What gun does the Fort Smith Police Department carry?

The Fort Smith Police Department's current duty pistol is the Glock G17 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records (2025). Its current patrol shotgun is the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per official agency or government records (2025).

Type
Local police
Location
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
Entries
4 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G17Who else issues it →Official source3
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Official source1
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)Model photo
Shown: Glock G17 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G17
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Fort Smith Police Department (Oct 20, 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.

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: Fort Smith Police Department (Oct 20, 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 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 source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

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

FSPD Policy 1102.01 (revised 10-20-2025) limits issued handguns to the Glock 17, Glock 43 and Walther PDP Compact Pro-E, says the issued Glock 9mm is carried as the primary on-duty weapon, and names the Remington 870 12-gauge as the standard issued shotgun. Role of the Glock 43 and Walther is not stated.

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.

FSPD Policy 1102.01 (revised 10-20-2025) limits issued handguns to the Glock 17, Glock 43 and Walther PDP Compact Pro-E, says the issued Glock 9mm is carried as the primary on-duty weapon, and names the Remington 870 12-gauge as the standard issued shotgun. Role of the Glock 43 and Walther is not stated.

Walther PDP Compact (model photo)

Photo: Fdik, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Walther PDP Compact

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

Policy names the PDP Compact Pro-E variant.

FSPD Policy 1102.01 (revised 10-20-2025) limits issued handguns to the Glock 17, Glock 43 and Walther PDP Compact Pro-E, says the issued Glock 9mm is carried as the primary on-duty weapon, and names the Remington 870 12-gauge as the standard issued shotgun. Role of the Glock 43 and Walther is not stated.

Shotguns1 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.

FSPD Policy 1102.01 (revised 10-20-2025) limits issued handguns to the Glock 17, Glock 43 and Walther PDP Compact Pro-E, says the issued Glock 9mm is carried as the primary on-duty weapon, and names the Remington 870 12-gauge as the standard issued shotgun. Role of the Glock 43 and Walther is not stated.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Fort Smith Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Fort Smith Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Fort Smith Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Fort Smith Police Department

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