Netherlands
Glock 17 Gen4 shown in its case with magazines. Photo: Rhk111, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee's current duty pistol is the Glock G17 Gen4 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2017 source and not re-verified since.
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee's current duty pistol is the Glock G17 Gen4, chambered in 9mm Luger, per official agency or government records.
Before the Glock G17 Gen4, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee issued the Glock G17 Gen3 (9mm Luger) until 2017, per the sourced history on this page.
Duty Arms Index1,285 agencies3,201 sourced entriesUpdated Oct 11, 2026How we source
| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | Glock G17 Gen4Who 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 | Not yet sourced | — | |
| 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.
Glock 17 Gen4 shown in its case with magazines. Photo: Rhk111, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Jun 1, 2017 – present |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 11, 2026 |
Issue began June 2017; all staff by end of 2017 (planned).
Standard KMar service pistol, handed out by the KMar commander from June 2017 (first to armed civil-aviation security staff at Schiphol), phased so every KMar member had one before 2018. KMar and the Army were the first Dutch services to receive it.
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Weapons a public source lists for the agency's SWAT or tactical team, not patrol/duty issue. Not counted in this agency's duty weapons or in site-wide stats.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| Attachments | Optic: Aimpoint Micro T-2  Representative photo: Aimpoint Micro T-1 (the Micro T-2 is its successor in the same housing). Photo: NobuttoO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm. |
| As of | Oct 11, 2026 |
Tactical unit: primary rifle of the Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB) operator, per the Ministry of Defence (2024).
Glock 17 Gen4 MOS shown with an enclosed red dot and a SureFire weapon light (Dutch Royal Marechaussee). Photo: Defensie Nederlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| Attachments | Optic: Aimpoint ACRO P-2No licensed photo Weapon light: SureFire X300V-BNo licensed photo |
| As of | Oct 11, 2026 |
Tactical unit: BSB operator pistol (Glock 17 MOS with threaded barrel), per the Ministry of Defence (2024).
Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. Agency listing source: link.
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