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Virginia Conservation Police

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

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What gun does the Virginia Conservation Police carry?

The Virginia Conservation Police's current pistol is the Glock G23 (.40 S&W), per official agency or government records; based on a 2020 source and not re-verified since.

Type
State police / highway patrol
Location
Henrico, Virginia
Entries
2 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock G23Who else issues it →Official source2
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
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.

Pistol

Glock G23

Official source
Glock G23 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Glock G23 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock G23
Caliber
.40 S&W
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Jul 8, 2020)

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.

Pistols2 current

Glock G23 (model photo)

Photo: Iceman7840, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G23

Official source
.40 S&WOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Listed among division-issued firearms in the Firearms general order (effective July 2020); assignment not stated. Current status not re-verified.

The Virginia Conservation Police (Department of Wildlife Resources) general orders manual was released under FOIA and published on DocumentCloud in 2023. Its Firearms order (effective July 8, 2020) limits division-issued firearms to a list that includes the Glock Model 23 and Glock Model 27 in .40 caliber. A select-fire rifle on the same list is omitted under site rules. The order is from 2020. Current status not re-verified.

Glock G27 (model photo)

Photo: Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Wehrtechnischen Studiensammlung Koblenz e. V., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock G27

Official source
.40 S&WOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Listed among division-issued firearms in the Firearms general order (effective July 2020); assignment not stated. Current status not re-verified.

The Virginia Conservation Police (Department of Wildlife Resources) general orders manual was released under FOIA and published on DocumentCloud in 2023. Its Firearms order (effective July 8, 2020) limits division-issued firearms to a list that includes the Glock Model 23 and Glock Model 27 in .40 caliber. A select-fire rifle on the same list is omitted under site rules. The order is from 2020. 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): Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

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