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Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire)

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Duty pistol
Heckler & Koch VP99mm Luger
Official source
Heckler & Koch VP9 (model photo)

HK SFP9 shown: the same pistol is sold as the VP9 in the U.S.. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

What gun does the Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire) carry?

The Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire)'s current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch VP9 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2024 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Litchfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Entries
1 current · 1 previous1 source cited
Last updated
Oct 10, 2026newest source Sep 23, 2024

Quick answers

What caliber does the Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire) use?

The Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire)'s current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch VP9, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.

What pistol did the Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire) carry before the Heckler & Koch VP9?

Before the Heckler & Koch VP9, the Litchfield Police Department (New Hampshire) issued the SIG SAUER P229 until 2024, per the sourced history on this page.

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CategoryCurrent primary issueEntries
PistolsHeckler & Koch VP9Who 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

Heckler & Koch VP9

Official source
Heckler & Koch VP9 (model photo)
Shown: Heckler & Koch VP9 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Heckler & Koch VP9
Caliber
9mm Luger
Pistol optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Replaces
SIG SAUER P229

Source: Town of Litchfield, New Hampshire (Sep 23, 2024)

  • Main photo: HK SFP9 shown: the same pistol is sold as the VP9 in the U.S.. “HK-SFP9 LSH” by Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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
Heckler & Koch VP9 (model photo)

HK SFP9 shown: the same pistol is sold as the VP9 in the U.S.. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Heckler & Koch VP9

Official source1 source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesSep 23, 2024 – present
As ofOct 10, 2026

Approved Sept. 23, 2024; delivery not verified.

Board of Selectmen authorized (4-0) replacing all current service duty guns with the HK VP9, the department's selection after evaluating SIG Sauer, Glock, HK and others.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

Previously issued

  1. SIG SAUER P229Pistols · Primary dutyOfficial source1 source
    until 2024 · Replaced under the Sept. 23, 2024 approval. · The SIG Sauer P229 was the department's issued service pistol, traded in for the HK VP9 (the minutes call it an antiquated 'classic line' pistol). Caliber not stated.
    Town of Litchfield, New Hampshire

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Town of Litchfield, New Hampshire
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Town of Litchfield, New Hampshire

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