Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services

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

Type: Federal
Location: Federal (nationwide)
Entries: 1 current · 0 previous
Last verified: Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

Category	Current primary issue	Confidence	Entries
Pistols	Glock G47 MOS	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		—

Pistols1 current

Representative photo: Glock 17 Gen 5 (same frame size); G47 MOS not available under a free license. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G47 MOS

Official source

9mm LugerPrimary duty

Dates	Current (start date unknown)
As of	Oct 8, 2026

Per 2023–2025 record; year only. Current status not re-verified.

Federal purchase record (USAspending.gov award data). A purchase is not proof that the model is issued to all personnel. Record: 'Glock 47 MOS weapons for SI officers and Zoo police' (awarding office: Office of Protective Services).

Not yet sourced for this agency

+ Rifles / Carbines + Shotguns + Precision / Sniper Rifles + SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines + Duty Ammunition

Know of a public source (policy manual, contract, press release, news)? Submit it.

Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services. Agency listing source: link.