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.
Photo: taken by DomoK, modified, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
The Police 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 Heckler & Koch G36 (5.56x45mm / .223), per official agency or government records; based on a 2017 source and not re-verified since.
The Police nationale's current duty pistol is the SIG SAUER SP 2022, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.
The Police nationale's current patrol rifle is the Heckler & Koch G36 (5.56x45mm / .223), per official agency or government records; based on a 2017 source and not re-verified since.
Duty Arms Index1,255 agencies3,129 sourced entriesUpdated Oct 10, 2026How we source
| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | SIG SAUER SP 2022Who else issues it → | Official source | 2 |
| Rifles / Carbines | Heckler & Koch G36Who 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.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
General-issue pistol (PSA, pistolet semi-automatique) of the Police nationale, shared with the Gendarmerie as the forces de sécurité intérieure (FSI) pistol. Named in 2025-26 Interior Ministry tenders for uniform magazine pouches and SP2022 spare parts. The original notices were read through aggregator copies (OpenProcurements, Macellum, MarchésOnline).
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) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 10, 2026 |
2018 purchase; current use not re-verified.
Training pistols, not the duty pistol (the duty pistol is the SIG SP 2022). Reported bought in 2018.
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 March 2016.
HK G36 5.56 mm, "arme individuelle en dotation collective" (pooled issue), intended in particular for the BAC (brigades anti-criminalité, anti-crime patrol units); deployment began March 2016 (ministry answer, Feb. 2017).
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 a joint Police nationale / Gendarmerie framework with HK France SAS (2018), with suppressors and training versions. Which units carry it is not stated. The official award notice was not retrieved.
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