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Nevada Highway Patrol

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

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Type
State police / highway patrol
Location
Carson City, Nevada
Entries
2 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSIG SAUER P320Reliable secondary1
Rifles / CarbinesSIONICS Weapon Systems Rifle (model not stated)Reliable secondary1
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

SIG SAUER P320

Reliable secondary
SIG SAUER P320 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: SIG SAUER P320 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
SIG SAUER P320
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: SIG SAUER, Inc. (Feb 21, 2020)

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Rifle / carbine

SIONICS Weapon Systems Rifle (model not stated)

Reliable secondary
Generic illustration
Issued configuration
Rifle
SIONICS Weapon Systems Rifle (model not stated)
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Pistols1 current

SIG SAUER P320 (model photo)

Photo: TexasWarhawk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

SIG SAUER P320

Reliable secondary
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2020 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

SIG SAUER release (February 21, 2020) says the Nevada Highway Patrol, a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety, transitioned to the P320 9mm as its official duty pistol, with a quote from the NHP colonel. Current status not re-verified.

Rifles / Carbines1 current

Generic illustration
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2024 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

SIONICS Weapon Systems release (October 2024) says the Nevada Highway Patrol selected SIONICS to provide rifles replacing those in use. Rifle model and assignment not stated. Selection announcement; issue not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

+ Shotguns+ Precision / Sniper Rifles+ SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines+ Duty Ammunition

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Soldier Systems Daily (SIONICS Weapon Systems release)
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): SIG SAUER, Inc.

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Nevada Highway Patrol. Agency listing source: link.