Duty Arms Indexworking title

Red Wing Police Department

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

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What gun does the Red Wing Police Department carry?

The Red Wing Police Department's current duty pistol is reportedly the Springfield Armory Handgun (model not stated) (.40 S&W), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2010 source and not re-verified since. Its current patrol shotgun is reportedly the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2010 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota
Entries
2 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSpringfield Armory Handgun (model not stated)Who else issues it →Reliable secondary1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Reliable secondary1
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

Springfield Armory Handgun (model not stated)

Reliable secondary
Generic illustration
Issued configuration
Pistol
Springfield Armory Handgun (model not stated)
Caliber
.40 S&W
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Patrol shotgun

Remington 870

Reliable secondary
Remington 870 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Remington 870 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Shotgun
Remington 870
Caliber
12 gauge
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Republican Eagle (Jan 3, 2010)

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons) and U.S. government public-domain sources, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Generic illustration
.40 S&WPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Issued handgun per January 2010 news report; model not stated. Current status not re-verified.

A January 2010 Republican Eagle feature on the department's equipment says every officer was issued a Springfield .40-caliber handgun (model not named) and that a Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun was carried in most squad cars. The source is old. Current status not re-verified.

Shotguns1 current

Remington 870 (model photo)

870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 870

Reliable secondary
12 gaugePatrol long gun
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Carried in squad cars per January 2010 news report. Current status not re-verified.

A January 2010 Republican Eagle feature on the department's equipment says every officer was issued a Springfield .40-caliber handgun (model not named) and that a Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun was carried in most squad cars. The source is old. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Republican Eagle
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Republican Eagle

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