State / provincial police · Berlin, Germany · Last updated
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Representative photo: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (slide serial number blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
The Polizei Berlin's current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch SFP9 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2021 source and not re-verified since.
The Polizei Berlin's current duty pistol is the Heckler & Koch SFP9, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.
Before the Heckler & Koch SFP9, the Polizei Berlin issued the SIG SAUER P6 (9mm Luger), per the sourced history on this page.
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| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | Heckler & Koch SFP9Who else issues it → | Official source | 1 |
| Rifles / Carbines | Not yet sourced | — | |
| 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.
Representative photo: a commercial HK SFP9 (not a police-issued pistol); the agency's SFP9 variant is not stated. Photo: Marcel Fosca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (slide serial number blurred). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 15, 2026 |
As of Aug 2021.
Senate answer (Aug 2021) lists the HK SFP9 Bln as a service pistol; 24,000 new duty pistols were procured from 2017.
Photo: Samuli Silvennoinen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 15, 2026 |
As of Nov 2017.
3,300 MP5 submachine guns were being upgraded with accessories (2017). Distribution by role is not stated.
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