A French state-issued SIG SP 2022 (slide marked "PROPRIETE DE L'ETAT", property of the State), described by the uploader as a Police nationale pistol. Photo: Quickload (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (serial numbers blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
The Gendarmerie nationale's current duty pistol is the SIG SAUER SP 2022 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records (2025). Its current patrol rifle is the MAS FAMAS F1 (5.56x45mm NATO), with a Red dot optic, per official agency or government records (2026).
The Gendarmerie nationale's current duty pistol is the SIG SAUER SP 2022, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.
The Gendarmerie nationale's current patrol rifle is the MAS FAMAS F1 (5.56x45mm NATO), per official agency or government records (2026).
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| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | SIG SAUER SP 2022Who else issues it → | Official source | 1 |
| Rifles / Carbines | MAS FAMAS F1Who else issues it → | Official source | 1 |
| Shotguns | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Precision / Sniper Rifles | Not yet sourced | — | |
| SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines | Heckler & Koch UMPNot stated as general issueWho else issues it → | Reliable secondary | 1 |
| Duty Ammunition | Not yet sourced | — |
How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.
A French state-issued SIG SP 2022 (slide marked "PROPRIETE DE L'ETAT", property of the State), described by the uploader as a Police nationale pistol. Photo: Quickload (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (serial numbers blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
Shared pistol of the forces de sécurité intérieure (Police nationale and Gendarmerie): 2025-26 Interior Ministry tenders for SP2022 magazine pouches and spare parts are "au profit des forces de sécurité intérieure". Read through aggregator copies of the official notices.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
FAMAS F1 (first-generation, not NATO-standard) held by mobile and departmental gendarmerie units. Being run down: some retired in 2025, and a replacement 5.56 weapon with optics and accessories is being procured (model not chosen as of the March 2026 answer). Will move to Previously issued once the replacement is awarded.
Representative photo: HK UMP45. Photo: Asams10 at English Wikipedia (Original text: Asams10 (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2018 framework; current status not re-verified.
HK UMP 9mm bought under the joint Police nationale / Gendarmerie framework (2018). Which units carry it is not stated.
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Weapons a public source lists for the agency's SWAT or tactical team, not patrol/duty issue. Not counted in this agency's duty weapons or in site-wide stats.
Photo: taken by DomoK, modified, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Mar 1, 2016 – present |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
Deployment began 2016.
Tactical unit: the reinforced "Sabre" PSIG (pelotons de surveillance et d'intervention, patrol and intervention platoons), the Gendarmerie's specialist intervention platoons. Not general issue. HK G36 5.56 mm for PSIG Sabre per the 2017 ministry answer; deployment to the forces began in 2016.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
Initial order 2017.
Tactical unit (SWAT). GIGN (the Gendarmerie's national intervention group) adopted the CZ 806 BREN 2 in 7.62x39mm with a compact barrel in 2017, to replace most of its HK416s.
Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Gendarmerie nationale. Agency listing source: link.
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