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Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
The Metropolitan Police Service'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. No general-issue patrol rifle is sourced: the SIG SAUER MCX (7.62mm) (7.62mm (cartridge not stated)) and 4 other rifles / carbines are listed, but their entries don't say they are general issue.
The Metropolitan Police Service's current duty pistol is the Glock G17, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.
No general-issue patrol rifle is sourced for the Metropolitan Police Service: the SIG SAUER MCX (7.62mm) (7.62mm (cartridge not stated)) and 4 other rifles / carbines are listed, but their entries don't say they are general issue. Each rifle entry on this page gives its role and source.
Duty Arms Index1,255 agencies3,129 sourced entriesUpdated Oct 10, 2026How we source
| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | Glock G17Who else issues it → | Official source | 2 |
| Rifles / Carbines | SIG SAUER MCX (7.62mm)Not stated as general issueWho else issues it → | Official source | 5 |
| Shotguns | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Precision / Sniper Rifles | Not yet sourced | — | |
| SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines | Heckler & Koch MP5Not stated as general issueWho else issues it → | Official source | 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.
Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
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| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
Most Met officers are unarmed: firearms are carried only by Authorised Firearms Officers (ARV, specialist firearms, counter-terrorism and protection officers). The MPS pistol platform is the Glock system, with Gen3 to Gen5 guns in service (PCD 1214, 2022); generations are not broken down by role. Glock 17 named in the 2023 MPS weapon table and on the archived ARV page.
Photo: Martin1998cz, 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 |
Listed in the 2023 MPS weapon table alongside the Glock 17. Which firearms roles carry the Glock 19 is not stated (PCD 1214 says the Glock platform lets the MPS use different physical weapon sizes for different roles).
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| Attachments | Suppressor: SIG SAUER SRD762-TiNo licensed photo Suppressor: SIG SAUER SRD762-QDNo licensed photo |
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2023 MPS weapon table: SIG MCX 7.62mm with 6.75" barrel and SRD762-Ti or SRD762-QD suppressor, and a 9" barrel version without suppressor. The roles that carry each configuration are not stated (generally reported as specialist firearms units).
Photo: Mike Searson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2023 MPS weapon table: SIG MCX 5.56mm with 11.5" barrel. Role not stated.
Representative photo: SIG MCX-Rattler LT (current version of the MCX Rattler) fired by a U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group soldier, suppressor with cover, red dot and weapon light fitted. Photo: Staff Sgt. Joshua Taeckens, U.S. Army, Public domain, via DVIDS (cropped to the rifle). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
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| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2023 MPS weapon table: SIG MCX Rattler 7.62mm, 5.5" barrel, no suppressor. Role not stated.
Photo: Rizuan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
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| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2023 MPS weapon table: SIG 516 5.56mm, 10.5" barrel, with magnifier (magnifier model not stated). Role not stated.
Photo: taken by DomoK, modified, 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 |
2023 MPS weapon table: H&K G36 5.56mm "with Dual sight" (sight model not stated). Role not stated.
Photo: Samuli Silvennoinen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
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| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2023 MPS weapon table: H&K MP5 9mm "fitted with torch" (light model not stated). In 2012 ARV crews had access to MP5 carbines; current role not stated.
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