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What gun does the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police carry?

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police doesn't issue a single duty pistol model: officers supply their own handgun from an authorized list (7 models shown on this page as optional / secondary authorized).

Type
Local police
Location
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Entries
7 current · 0 previous1 source cited
Last updated
Oct 10, 2026newest source Sep 11, 2026

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CategoryCurrent primary issueEntries
PistolsOptional / authorized guns only7
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Pistols

7 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 source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock 17 (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

Glock G17 Gen6 (model photo)

Representative photo: Glock 17 Gen 5. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G17 Gen6

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock (Gen 6) 17MOS (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

Glock G19 (model photo)

Photo: Martin1998cz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G19

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock 19 (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

Glock G19 Gen6 (model photo)

Representative photo: Glock 19 Gen 4 (earlier generation). Photo: Martin1998cz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G19 Gen6

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock (Gen 6) 19MOS (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

Glock G45 Gen5 MOS (model photo)

GLOCK G45 MOS shown with a Trijicon RMR red dot and Streamlight TLR-8 A light mounted. Photo: Davidh1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (background removed). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G45 Gen5 MOS

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock (Gen 5) 45MOS (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

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Glock G45 Gen6

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock (Gen 6) 45 (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

Glock G47 (model photo)

Glock 47 (U.S. Border Patrol issue), shown with the slide locked back. Photo: Greg L. Davis, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, via DVIDS (cropped, rotated and background removed). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G47

Official source1 source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 10, 2026

Per Order 34-01 issued Sept. 11, 2026.

Optional authorized gun (officer-purchased), not a department-issued duty pistol: Order 34-01's Uniform Duty Carry Chart lists the Glock 47 (9mm) for primary/secondary duty carry. Officers buy their own handgun from the chart; officers hired after 2022 may only buy a Glock MOS. Staccato models on the chart are barred for new purchases after July 1, 2026 and aren't entered.

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  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Oct 10, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

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