List of police firearms in the United Kingdom

• Glock series
  • Glock 17 (most commonly issued pistol among all Home Office police forces).[4][5][6][7]
  • Glock 17M (Glock 17 variant issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
  • Glock 19 (issued to South Yorkshire Police as a variant to the Glock 17 pistol, as well as to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
  • Glock 19M (Glock 19 variant issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
  • Glock 26 (issued to undercover and firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
• SIG Sauer P229 (issued to West Midlands Police).
• SIG Sauer P320 (issued to West Midlands Police to replace the P229 and Lancashire Constabulary).
• SIG Sauer P250 (issued to Cleveland Police in 9mm[8]; however, not to Durham constabulary, despite the two sharing an armed response team).

An officer of the Metropolitan Police Service guarding Downing Street with a MP5SFA3 semi-automatic carbine. It has an EO Tech 512 holographic sight attached.

• Heckler & Koch MP5SF (used by various forces, including the Metropolitan Police and West Midlands Police; includes A2/fixed stock, A3/retractable stock, and compact variants).[9][10]
• Heckler & Koch G36 variants (used by various forces, including the Metropolitan Police,[7] City of London Police,[11] Police Scotland,[12][13] West Yorkshire Police,[14] Cleveland Police,[15] Kent Police, and Essex Police).
• LMT Defender (used by Cheshire Police and British Transport Police and Hampshire Police are in the process of a transition to this weapon system).
• Heckler & Koch G3 G3-SG1 and PSG-1 variant (used for sniping roles).
• SIG SG 550 (551 variant) (used by West Mercia Police).[16] (552 variant) (previously used by Derbyshire Police)[17] and (553 variant) (used by West Yorkshire Police[18] and Staffordshire Police).[19]
• SIG Sauer SIG516 (increasingly being used by police around the UK).[20][21][7]
• SIG Sauer SIG716 (7.62x51mm version of SIG516, issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
• HK416 (Used by West Mercia Police)[22]
• HK417 Marksman Rifle (used by Surrey Police).[23]
• SIG Sauer MCX (used by various forces' Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers (CTSFOs) including the Metropolitan Police, Derbyshire Constabulary, West Yorkshire Police, Police Scotland & Northumbria Police Force).
• SIG MCX Rattler (issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]
• Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (7.62x51mm and .338 variants issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police).[7]

• Remington 870 shotgun (used by Greater Manchester Police).[24][25]
• Benelli M3 Super 90 (used by Metropolitan Police firearms officers).[7][26]

• Heckler & Koch HK69A1 37mm L104A1/A2 riot grenade launcher for baton rounds designed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (used by Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police, in London, Birmingham, and Manchester).[27][28][7]; used with attenuating energy projectile and discriminating irritant projectile rounds[29]

Most British Transport Police officers are unarmed. British Transport police AFOs carry:

• Glock 17 pistol[31]
• LMT CQB 10.5" SBR carbine (may be fitted with suppressor)[31]

Like the PSNI, Belfast Harbour Police officers are issued the Glock 17 pistol.

Like the PSNI, officers of the Belfast International Airport Constabulary are issued the Glock 17 pistol whilst on duty. Officers are also authorised to carry Heckler & Koch MP5s, similar to those used by the PSNI prior to the adoption of the Heckler & Koch G36.

Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) officers are routinely armed while carrying out their duties. CNC officers carry:

• Glock 17
• Heckler & Koch G36 K and C Semi auto fire variants.

CNC officers also operate the armament on board the ships of Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited,[32] which specialise in transporting spent nuclear fuel and reprocessed uranium on behalf of the British Nuclear Fuels organisation.[33] Such ships have an on-board escort of armed police.[34][35] The Civil Nuclear Constabulary use a range of heavier weapons up to automatic cannon of 30mm calibre deployed on the ships.

All Ministry of Defence Police officers are required to pass a firearms module during training, with most officers being routinely armed; however, CID officers are not routinely armed.[36]

• SIG-Sauer P229[36]
• Heckler & Koch MP5-SF[37]- issued to specialist units. Widely replaced in general service by the MP7.
• Heckler & Koch MP7[36][38] issued to non-specialist units nationwide. Phased in to remove the need to carry a rifle and side arm although some units still carry both. The SF (Single Fire) Variant was produced to meet the exclusive request by MDP as its only user worldwide.
• Colt Canada C8[36] -specialist units
• L85A2[36] Used by the special escort group and officers at AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield.