Service pistol

A service pistol is any handgun or sidearm issued to military personnel or law enforcement officers. It is also known as a personal weapon or ordnance weapon.

A United States Army soldier in 2009 demonstrates the usage of his Beretta M9 sidearm.

Typically service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers, and rear-echelon support personnel for self defense, though service pistols may also be issued to special forces as a backup for their primary weapons. Pistols are not typically issued to front-line infantry.

Before firearms were commonplace, officers and often NCOs typically carried swords instead.

History

Prior to the introduction of cartridge-loading firearms, there was little standardization with regards to the handguns carried by military personnel, although it had been important for officers, artillerymen, and other auxiliary troops to have a means of defending themselves, especially as it was not always practical for them to have a full-length rifle or carbine.

Traditionally, soldiers (infantry and cavalry alike) and officers had carried swords for both personal protection and use in combat. The development of firearms in the mid-14th century changed the way battles were fought, and by the late-15th century it was no longer especially practical to close to hand-to-hand combat range to engage one's opponents, owing to the prevalence of pikes and musket-fire (pike and shot) on the battlefield.

Training was also a factor—it took a very long time to train new recruits in the use of longbows and swords—whereas the basic operation of an arquebus could be taught in a comparatively short time. As a result, swords were retained only by officers (who were less likely to be at the front of the pike-and-musket hedge) and by cavalry, for whom early single-shot handguns were of limited use.

The invention of the revolver in 1836 finally made a service pistol practical, as prior to this pistols had largely been single-shot weapons usually of no particular standardized pattern.

Although officers traditionally had been obliged to buy their own weapons, non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and other enlisted personnel were generally issued their weapons (which they were then expected to either pay for or return to the quartermaster if they were promoted). Service pistols, on the other hand, were generally issued to officers, NCOs, and others who needed to carry personal weapons as part of their duties. Hence, it was quite common for officers to carry government-issued service pistols in combat.

The first service handguns were revolvers, but the development of semi-automatic pistols (the first practical example being the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle") gradually led to their replacement by semi-automatic handguns, such as the well-known German P08 Luger, the first semi-automatic service pistol to be widely adopted by an industrialised nation.

The British Army was the last major military service to adopt a semi-automatic service pistol as a standard sidearm, phasing out their Webley Mk IV, Enfield No 2 Mk I, and Smith & Wesson Victory revolvers in 1969,[1] after which the Browning Hi-Power became the Army's official service pistol.

Modern issue

A rear echelon US Marine with an issued M9 Beretta.

Special operations soldiers often carry a handgun as a secondary weapon to serve in a supplementary capacity to their primary weapon (a rifle, carbine, submachine gun, or shotgun); this practice is not as prevalent among conventional soldiers. Soldiers who do not serve in a direct combat role are often issued a pistol (such as officers, artillery crews, and other rear-echelon personnel), but conventional riflemen are not generally issued a pistol as part of their standard kit. However, drivers are often issued a handgun since while driving, their rifle will be stowed on a rack and thus difficult to make ready quickly in an emergency whereas a handgun is more easily accessible. Service pistols are issued to military police and other soldiers acting in a law enforcement capacity as part of their duties.

The tradition of issuing pistols to officers as a primary weapon is being phased out by many nations. The United States Marine Corps, for example, recently began requiring all enlisted personnel and all officers below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to carry the M4 Carbine as their primary weapon. British officers on combat duty are also normally issued with the standard rifle, but are not required to carry it with them at all times; for example, while operating as support staff the rifle would be stored in the base armory, though this is the same for most support staff.

Issue by nation

Afghanistan

Firearm	Type	Cartridge	Service Years	Service Branch
Smith & Wesson SW9VE[2][3][4]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	May and June 2005–Present (Afghan National Army)[2] December 2005–Present (Afghan Border Police)[3] May 2006–Present (Afghan National Army)[4]	Afghan National Army[2] Afghan Border Police[3] Afghan National Police[4]

Albania

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Tokarev TT[5]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev

Algeria

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
MAC Mle 1950[6]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum
Tokagypt[6]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum

Angola

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Tokarev TT[7]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Makarov PM[7]	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov
Stechkin APS[7]	Selective-fire	9×18mm Makarov

Argentina

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Steyr Mannlicher M1901	Semi-automatic and Fully	7.65mm Mannlicher	1905–1916
M1916/M1927	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1916–1980
Ballester–Molina	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1938–1985
Browning Hi-Power[8][9][10][11]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1973–1998
Bersa Thunder 9	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1998–Present

Australia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power[12] (designated "Self-Loading Pistol 9 Millimetre Mark 3")[13]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–Present

Austria

Second-generation Glock 17.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
M1870/M1870-74/M1882 Gasser	Revolver	11.25×36R, 11.2×29.5 mm (Montenegrin)	1870–1898
Gasser-Kropatschek M1876	Revolver	9×26R	1876–1898
M1878 Gasser	Revolver	9×26R	1878–1898
Rast & Gasser M1898	Revolver	8mm Gasser	1898–1945
Roth–Steyr M1907	Semi-automatic	8mm Roth–Steyr	1907–1945
Steyr M1912	Semi-automatic	9mm Steyr, 9×19mm Parabellum	1912–1945
Dienstpistole 11,43mm (M1911 pistol)	Semi-automatic	11,43mm Dienstpistole (.45 ACP)	1950–????
Walther P38[14]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1938–1995
Walther P1	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1957–1995
Glock 17,[14] designated Pistole 80 (P80)	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1980–Present

Bahrain

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Browning Hi-Power[15]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum

Bangladesh

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power[16]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1970–Present
Type 54 pistol	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1970–Present[17]
Bangladesh Ordnance Factories Type 92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2008–Present[18]

Barbados

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Browning Hi-Power[19]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum
Smith & Wesson revolver[19]	Revolver	.38 S&W

Belgium

Browning Hi-Power.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Revolver de Cavalerie Mle. 1871	Revolver	11mm	1871–????
Revolver d'Officer Mle. 1878	Revolver	9.4×22mm Mle. 1877 et 1878	1878–????
Revolver Mle. 1886	Revolver	7.5mm Cartouche a Balle Mle 1886	1886–????
FN Model 1903	Semi-automatic	9mm Browning Long	1903–????
Browning Hi-Power[20]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–Present
FN Five-seveN	Semi-automatic	5.7×28mm	2000–Present

Belize

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Browning Hi-Power[21]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum

Bermuda

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1965–????
Beretta 92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	????–Present

Brazil

Taurus PT92.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Pistola Parabellum	Semi-automatic	7.65×21mm Parabellum	1906–1937
M1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1937–1984
S&W M1917	Double-action revolver	.45 ACP	1937–1984
IMBEL M911A1[22]	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	????–????
IMBEL M973[22]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	????–????
Beretta 92[22]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	????–????
Taurus PT92[22]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1984–Present
Taurus PT940[22]	Semi-automatic	.40 S&W	????–????
Taurus PT945[22]	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	????–????

Cambodia

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Tokarev TT[23]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1950s–Present
Type 54	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1967–Present
Makarov PM	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1967–Present
M1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1950s–1975
Browning Hi-Power[23]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1967–Present
QSZ-92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2005–Present

Canada

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years	Used by
Colt Model 1878	Revolver	.45 Colt	1885–1902
Colt New Service	Revolver	.45 Colt	1900–1928
Colt Model 1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1914–1945
Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector"	Revolver	.455 Webley	1915–1951
Enfield No. 2 Mk I	Revolver	.38/200	1937–1964
Smith & Wesson "Military & Police"	Revolver	.38/200	1939–1964
Inglis Hi-Power[24]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1944–Present
SIG Sauer P225	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1991–Present	Canadian armed forces military police

Chile

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Steyr M1912	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Steyr	1912–1948
Walther P38	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1938–1980s
FAMAE FN-750	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1980s–Present

Croatia

An HS2000

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Zastava M57	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1957–92
HS2000 Springfield Armory XD	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1999–Present
HS XDM Springfield Armory XD-M	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2006–Present

China

QSZ92 - 5.8mm .

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser .45 ACP	1927–1953
TT pistol	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1930s–1951
Type 51/54	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1951–Present
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1959–Present
Type 77	Semi-automatic	7.62×17mm Type 64	1981–Present
QSZ92-9	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1996–Present
QSZ92-5.8	Semi-automatic	5.8×21mm DAP92	1996–Present
QSW-06	Semi-automatic	5.8×21mm DCV05	2006–Present
QX-04	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Luger .45 ACP 7.62×25mm Tokarev .40 S&W	2010–Present
QSZ-11[25]	Semi-automatic	5.8×21mm DCV05	2013–Present
P12/P19[26]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Luger	2016–Present

Taiwan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Mauser C96	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser .45 ACP	1911–1950s
Luger P08	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1911–1950s
Browning Hi-Power	Semi automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1941–Present
M1911 pistol	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1941–Present
T75 Pistol	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1986–Present

Czech Republic

CZ 75.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Vz. 24	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP	1924–1952
Vz. 52	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1952–1982
Vz. 82	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1983–1993
CZ 75	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1989–Present

Denmark

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Omdrejningspistol M1861	Pinfire revolver	11mm Lefaucheux	1861–1881
Omdrejningspistol M1865	Pinfire revolver	11mm Lefaucheux	1865–1940
Omdrejningspistol M1880	Double-action revolver	9mm Danish Army	1880–1945
Pistol M1910	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Largo	1910–1945
Pistol P.08	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1945–1975
Pistol M/46[8]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1946-2000
Pistol M/49 Neuhausen	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1949–2020
Glock 20	Semi-automatic	10mm Auto	200?–Present (Used by Siriuspatruljen)
SIG Sauer P320	Semi-automatic	9x19mm Parabellum	2018-present[27]

Egypt

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Helwan Brigadier	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1955–Present
Maadi 920	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	~1990–Present

Estonia

Heckler & Koch USP.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–1940
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1991–Present
Heckler & Koch USP	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2007–Present

Finland

Browning BDA.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
7.65 PIST 19	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1919–1971
7.65 PIST 23	Semi-automatic	7.65mm Parabellum	1922–1980s
9.00 PIST 35	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–1980s
9.00 PIST FN	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1940–1980s
9.00 PIST 80-91	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1980–Present
9.00 PIST 2003	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present
9.00 PIST 2008	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2008–Present

France

PAMAS G1.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Lefaucheux M1858	Revolver	12mm pinfire cartridge	1858–1873?
Chamelot Delvigne French 1873	Revolver	11mm	1873–1892
Lebel M1892	Revolver	8mm Lebel	1892–1945
MAB D	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1923–1984
Modele 1935	Semi-automatic	7.65×20mm Longue	1935–1950
MAC 50	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1950–1988
Manurhin MR 73	Revolver	.357 Magnum	1973–Present
PAMAS G1s	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1984–Present
Glock 17	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1992–Present
SIG Sauer SP-2022	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present

Germany

Heckler & Koch P8.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
M1879/M1883 Reichsrevolver	Revolver	10,6 dt. Ordonnanz (10,6×25)	1879–1918
Luger P08	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1904–1945
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum	1914–1945
Mauser 1914/1934	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1914–1945
Walther PP/PPK	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP, .380 ACP, 9×19mm Parabellum	1929–1970s
Walther P38	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1938–1960s
Mauser HSc	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1939–1945
Walther P1	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1957–1993
Heckler & Koch P7	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	?–Present (Used by Military Police)
Makarov pistol (East Germany)	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1951–1991
Heckler & Koch P12	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1993-Present
Heckler & Koch P8	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1993–Present

Hungary

FEG PA-63.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Frommer Stop	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1919–1948
M48 Tokarev	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1948–1963
FEG PA-63	Semi-automatic	9mm Makarov	1963–1996
FÉG Model P9RC	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1996–Present
Heckler & Koch USP	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2004–Present

India

Pistol Auto 9mm 1A manufactured in RFI, India.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
India pattern pistol	Horse pistol	.65 calibre	1787-1861
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1981–Present
Glock 17	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	?–Present

Iran

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
SIG P226	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1990s–Present

Iraq

CZ 99.

Firearm	Type	Cartridge	Service Years	Service Branch
Browning Hi-Power[28]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1947–1980s
Tokarev pistol[28]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	????–????
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1970s-2003
Tariq pistol	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1979-2003
Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod CZ 75[28]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	????–????
M9 pistol	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present
Glock 19	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present
Zastava Arms CZ 99[29][30]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2008–Present[29][30]
Smith & Wesson M&P9[31]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	October 2008–Present[31]	Iraqi Military and Security Forces[31]

Israel

In general, the Israel Defense Forces do not issue handguns but to selected units who operate in counter-terrorism and close quarters battles. IDF officers can purchase a pistol of their own choice as a personal defense weapon. All combat soldiers are issued with a service rifle which acts as their primary weapon during combat (unless they carry crew-served weapons such as machine guns, sniper weapon systems or rocket propelled grenades).

In the Israeli Police all service personnel are issued with a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol, which they carry on- and off-duty. Rifles and special weapons are issued per mission. Shin Bet operators are issued with a pistol for self-defense.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Branch	Service Years
Enfield No 2 Mk I	Revolver	.38/200	Israel Police, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Border Police	1948–1968
Beretta M1951	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	?	1950s–1990s
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	Israel Police, Israel Defense Forces	1970s–1980s
IMI Jericho 941	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	Israeli Police, Shin Bet	1980s–2016
Glock 17 & Glock 19C	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	Israeli Police, Shin Bet, Israel Defense Forces	1996–Present

Italy

Beretta 92FS.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Pistola Rotazione Modello 1872	Revolver	10.35mm	1872–????
Bodeo M1889	Revolver	10.35mm	1889–1945
Glisenti M1910	Semi-automatic	9mm Glisenti	1910–1935
Beretta M1923	Semi-automatic	9mm Glisenti	1923–1945
Beretta M1934	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP	1935–1981
Beretta 92FS	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1981–Present
Beretta 90two	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2011–Present (limited)[32]

Japan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Meiji Type 26	Revolver	9mm Meiji	1893–1945
Nambu Type 14	Semi-automatic	8mm Nambu	1915–1945
Nambu Type 94	Semi-automatic	8mm Nambu	1934–1945
M1911A1	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1945–1989
Sig Sauer P220	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1985–Present

Jordan

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Helwan Brigadier	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–????
Beretta 92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–Present
Viper Jaws pistol	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2005–Present

Kenya

Firearm	Type	Cartridge
Browning Hi-Power[33]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Type 68	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1960s–Present
Type 66	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1960s-Present

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
M1911A1	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1945–1989
Daewoo K5	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1989–Present

Kosovo

Firearm	Type	Caliber	Service Years
Glock 19	Semi-automatic	9x19mm Parabellum	1999-Present

Kuwait

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power[34]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–????

Lebanon

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning 1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1940–Present
Browning Hi-Power[35]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1940–Present
Walther P38[35]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1940–????
Colt Commander[35]	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1940–Present
Helwan Brigadier	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1950–Present
Beretta 92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1980–Present

Libya

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Tokarev TT[36]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	19??–????
Beretta M1951[36]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–????
Makarov PM[36]	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	19??–????
Stechkin APS[36]	Selective-fire	9×18mm Makarov	19??–????

Myanmar

SIG Sauer P226.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power designated MA-5 Mk-I	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1969–Present
Glock 17,[14] designated MA-5 Mk-II	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2009–Present
SIG Sauer P226 designated MA-5 Mk-III	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present

Netherlands

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Beaumont–Adams NM.73	Revolver	.450 Adams	1873–1940
Browning M25 no.1	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1925–1946
Browning M25 no.2	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP	1933–1946
Browning M46[8]	Semi.automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1946–1994
Glock 17[37]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1994–Present[37]

Norway

Kongsberg Colt.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Lefaucheux M1864	Revolver	11mm Lefaucheux	1864–1931
Nagant M1883	Revolver	9mm Nagant	1883–1931
Selvspenner M/1893	Revolver	7.5mm Swedish Nagant	1893–1940
Kongsberg M1914	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1914–1993
Luger P08	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1945–1987
Walther P38	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1945–1987
Glock P80	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1985–Present

Panama

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–Present
Glock	Semi-automatic	9x19 Parabellum	????-Present

Peru

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–Present

Poland

WIST-94.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Pistolet Vis wz. 35	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–1947
Pw wz. 33	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1947–1964
P-64	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1964–Present
P-83 Wanad	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1983–Present
WIST-94	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1999–Present

Portugal

SIG Sauer P228.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Beaumont–Adams	Revolver	?? (later converted for .450 Adams)	1863–??
Galand-Sommerville Revolver	Revolver	9mm and 12mm	1872–??
Nagant M1878 Officer's Model[38]	Revolver	9.1×17mmR	1878[38]–1908
Nagant M1886 Trooper's Model[38]	Revolver	9.1×17mmR	1886[38]–1908
Pistola m/1908	Semi-automatic	7.65×21mm Parabellum	1908–1961
Pistola m/1915	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1915–??
FN P35	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–Present
Pistola m/943	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1941–1961
Walther P38	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1961–Present
SIG P228	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	199?–Present
HK USP	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	200?–Present
Glock 19	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2009–Present

Russia / Soviet Union

Tokarev TT-33 pistol.

Makarov pistol.

MP-443 Grach.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Cossack pistol	Miquelet lock pistol	.71	1600–1880
Russian pistol model 1808	Horse pistol	.71	1808-1844
Russian pistol model 1818	Horse pistol	.71	1818-1856
Russian pistol model 1824	Horse pistol	.71	1824-1856
Russian pistol model 1836	Horse pistol	.71	1836-1873
Smith & Wesson Model 3	Revolver	.44 Russian	1873–1895
Nagant M1895	Revolver	7.62×38mmR	1895–1950
Mauser C96	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser	1917–1945
TT pistol	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev	1933–1952
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1951–Present
Stechkin automatic pistol	Selective-fire	9×18mm Makarov	1951–Present
OTs-33 Machine Pistol	Selective-fire	9×18mm Makarov	1996-Present
GSh-18	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum/9×19mm 7N21/9×19mm 7N31	2000-Present
Izhmekh MP-443 Grach	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum/9×19mm 7N21	2003–Present

Serbia

Zastava CZ 99.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Nagant M1891	Revolver	7.5mm Ordnance	1891–1945
Mauser C96	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser	1903–1945
Luger P08	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1910–1945
Ruby pistol	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1916–1945
Browning M1910/22	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP	1922–1945
Zastava CZ 99	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1991–Present

South Africa

Vektor SP1.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Webley Revolver	Revolver	.455 Webley	18??–19??
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??
Star Model BM	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	19??–1988
Vektor Z88	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1988–Present
Vektor SP1/SP2	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1992–Present
Beretta PX4	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2010–Present

Spain

Llama M82.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Lefaucheux M1858	Double-Action Revolver	12mm	1858–??
Smith & Wesson Model 3	Revolver	.44 Russian	1874–??
Merwin Hulbert Model 1888	Revolver	11mm	1888–??
Bergmann 1903	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Largo	1905–1914
Campogiro 1913/1916	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Largo	1916–1921
Astra 400 Model 1921	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Largo	1921–1946
Star Super A	Semi-automatic	9×23mm Largo	1946–1986
Star B Super	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1970–1986
Llama M82	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1984–Present
Heckler & Koch USP	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2004–Present

Sweden

Pistol m/88 in the possession of the Swedish Army Museum.

Pistol 88B.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Revolver m/1863	Revolver	11mm Lefaucheux	1863–1880
Revolver m/1871	Revolver	11×17mm Centerfire	1871–1887
Revolver m/1863-79	Revolver	11×17mm Centerfire	1879–1887
Revolver m/1887	Revolver	7.5mm Swedish Nagant	1887–1945
Pistol m/07	Semi-automatic	9mm Browning Long	1907[39]–1988
Pistol m/39	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1939–19??
Pistol m/40	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1940–1993
Pistol m/88 (Glock 17)	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1988–Present
Pistol 88B (Glock 19)	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1988–Present

Switzerland

SIG P220.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Ordonnanzrevolver 1872	Revolver	10.4mm Swiss rimfire	1872–1878
Ordonnanzrevolver 1878	Revolver	10.4mm Swiss centrefire	1878–1882
Schmidt M1882	Revolver	7.5mm Swiss	1882–1946
Luger pistol	Semi-automatic	7.65×21mm Parabellum	1900–1949
SIG P210	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1949–1975
Walther PPK	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1965–19??
SIG P220	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1975–Present
SIG Pistole 03	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2003–Present

Thailand

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
FN M1900	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1901–1945
Nambu Type A	Semi-automatic	8×22mm Nambu	1920s–?
M1911 pistol	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1943–Present
HK USP	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	2003–Present
Glock 17	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	??–Present
SIG Sauer P320[40]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2015–Present[41]
CZ 75	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	??–Present

Turkey

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Mauser C96	Semi-automatic	7.63×25mm Mauser	1896–1945
Luger P08	Semi-automatic	7.65×21mm Parabellum	1898–1945
FN Model 1903	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1912–1955
vz. 50	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1955-2000
MKEK Kırıkkale	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP, .32 ACP	1945–2000
Beretta 70	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1958-2000
Llama X-A	Semi-automatic	.32 ACP	1950-2000
M1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1953-2000
Beretta Cheetah	Semi-automatic	.380 ACP, .32 ACP	1976-2000
CZ 75	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1976–Present
Beretta 92	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1980s–Present
Sarsılmaz Kılınç 2000	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2000–Present
Girsan Yavuz 16 Compact	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2000–Present
Tisaş Zigana T, Zigana F	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2000–Present
Sarsılmaz ST-9	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2015–Present

Tuvalu

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1935–Present

Ukraine

Firearm	Type	Cartridge	Service Years
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1991–Present
Fort-17	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	2014[42]–Present

United Arab Emirates

Caracal F.

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Browning Hi-Power[43]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1971–2007
Heckler & Koch P7M13[43]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	????–????
Caracal F	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2007–Present

United Kingdom

Enfield No.2 Mk I*.

Webley & Scott Mk VI

MOD-issued Browning Hi-Power (L9A1)

MOD-issued Glock 17 Gen4 (L131A1)

Firearm	Type	Calibre	Service Years
Tower horse pistol	Pistol	.71 calibre	1722-1860
Beaumont–Adams	Revolver	.450 Adams	1853–1880
Enfield Mk I & Mk II	Revolver	.476 Enfield	1880–1887
Webley Mk I-VI	Revolver	.455 Webley	1887–1947
Webley Self-Loading Pistol	Revolver	.455 Webley	1912–1942 (Royal Navy, Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Flying Corps [44]
S&W .44 Hand Ejector	Revolver	.455 Webley	1914–1918
Colt Government Model	Semi-automatic	.455 Webley	1914–1918
Enfield No 2 Mk I	Revolver	.38/200	1932–1963
Webley Mk IV	Revolver	.38/200	1932–1963
Smith & Wesson M&P or Victory Model	Revolver	.38/200	1940–1963
Colt M1911A1	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1942–1945
Inglis Hi-Power	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1944–1980s
Browning Hi-Power[45] (designated L9A1)[46][47]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1967[48] – 2014
SIG Sauer P226[45] (designated L105A1 / L105A2)[49][50]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1995–Present[51]
Glock 17 Gen4[46] (designated L131A1)[49][50][52]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2013–Present[46]

United States

Colt Single Action Army, serial No 5773 7th Cavalry issued.

Colt M1911A1 (left) and Beretta M9 (right) service pistols.

SIG Sauer P229.

Heckler & Koch Mark 23.

SIG Sauer M17

Firearm	Type	Caliber	Service Years	Service Branch
Harpers Ferry Model 1805	Flintlock	.54	1805–1816
Model 1816 Flintlock Pistol	Flintlock	.54	1816–1836
Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol	Flintlock	.54	1836–1842
Model 1842 Percussion Pistol	Percussion Cap	.54	1842–1865
Colt M1847 Walker	Cap and ball revolver, single-action	.44	1847–1848
Colt M1848 Dragoon	Cap and ball revolver, single-action	.44	1848–1860
Colt M1851 Navy	Cap and ball revolver, single-action	.36	1851–1873
Colt Army Model 1860	Cap and ball revolver, single-action	.44	1860–1873
Remington Model 1858	Cap and ball revolver, single-action	.36, .44	1862–1875
Smith & Wesson Model No. 3	Single-action cartridge revolver	.44 S&W American	1871–1873
Colt Single Action Army	Single-action cartridge revolver	.45 Colt	1873–1892
Smith & Wesson Model No. 3	Single-action cartridge revolver	.45 Schofield	1875–1898
Colt M1892	Double-action revolver	.38 Long Colt	1892–1909
Smith & Wesson Model 10	Double-action revolver	.38 Special	1899-Present
M1909	Double-action revolver	.45 Colt	1909–1911
M1911	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1911–1924
M1917	Revolver	.45 ACP	1917–1954
M1911A1	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1924–Present	Some units of the U.S. Army Special Forces and the U.S. Navy.
Beretta M9	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1985[53][54][55]–2019
SIG Sauer M11	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	1988–Present	U.S. Navy
Heckler & Koch Mark 23 Mod 0	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	1996–Present	United States Special Operations Command
SIG P229 DAK[56]	Semi-automatic	.40 S&W	2005–Present[57]	United States Coast Guard
Heckler & Koch HK45C (designated Mark 24 Mod 0)	Semi-automatic	.45 ACP	2010–Present	United States Naval Special Warfare Command
SIG Sauer P226 MK25	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2011–Present	United States Navy SEALs)
Glock 19	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2015–Present	United States Navy SEALs)[58]
SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System[59][60]	Semi-automatic	9×19mm Parabellum	2017–Present[59][60]

Vietnam

Firearm	Type	Cartridge	Service Years
Tokarev TT[61]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Type 68 pistol[61]	Semi-automatic	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic	9×18mm Makarov	1960–Present

See also

• Service rifle

Notes

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2. "Smith & Wesson Receives Military Contract: S&W Receives Pistol Order From US Army for Afghanistan National Army". Smith & Wesson. April 18, 2005.
3. "Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Receives Military Pistol Order: Company Secures $3.4 Million Order From U.S. Army for Afghanistan Border Patrol". Smith & Wesson. September 21, 2005.
4. "Smith & Wesson Receives Fourth Military Contract: Smith & Wesson Receives $15 Million Order for SW9VE Pistols from US Army for Afghanistan National Police". Smith & Wesson. February 16, 2006.
5. "National Inventories, Albania". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
6. "National Inventories, Algeria". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
7. "National Inventories, Angola". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
8. Arnold, David W. (2010-09-24). "Classic Handguns of the 20th Century: The Browning HI-Power". Handguns Magazine. Other countries also adopted the pistol for their military forces, including Argentina (where it was made under license), Denmark, Holland and Rhodesia.
9. Valpolini, Paolo (June 2009). "There are Two Types of Men in this World..." (PDF). Armada International (Online). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
10. "National Inventories, Argentina". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
11. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
12. "National Inventories, Australia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
13. "Self-Loading Pistol 9 millimetre Mark 3". Australian Army.
14. "National Inventories, Austria". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
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17. Type 54 pistol on Bangladesh Military Forces website. Retrieved on April 16, 2010.
18. Type 92 pistol on Bangladesh Military Forces website. Retrieved on April 16, 2010.
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20. "National Inventories, Belgium". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
21. "National Inventories, Belize". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
22. "National Inventories, Brazil". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
23. "National Inventories, Cambodia". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
24. "Canadian Army Weapons List". Retrieved 2017-04-11. The Browning 9-mm pistol is a personal protection weapon used mainly in close-quarter combat
25. http://modernfirearms.net/handguns/hg/ch/t11-e.html
26. http://www.360doc.com/content/16/0519/13/6932394_560420390.shtml
27. https://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Pages/ForsvaretsnyepistolSigSauer.aspx
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29. "Serbs plan weapons shipment to Iraq". United Press International. June 3, 2008.
30. "First Serbian Weapons Head to Iraq". Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. June 3, 2008.
31. "Smith & Wesson Fills M&P9 Pistol Order for Iraqi Military and Security Forces". Smith & Wesson. October 30, 2008.
32. Italian Air Force official website. First batch of Beretta 90TWO pistols delivered to the "16° Stormo Protezione delle Forze" air riflemen platoon on 05/12/2011. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.
33. "National Inventories, Kenya". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
34. "National Inventories, Kuwait". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
35. "National Inventories, Lebanon". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
36. "National Inventories, Libya". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
37. "Glock 17, pistool 9 mm". Defensie.nl. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
38. Handguns of the World, Edward C. Ezell, 1981, ISBN 0-88029-618-6
39. "REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3: Ruby M/19 and FN pistols". Jaegerplatoon.net.
40. ปืนหลวง Sig Sauer P320 SP
41. ปืนหลวง Sig Sauer P320 SP
42. Біла книга 2014: Збройні сили України. «Міністерство оборони України», 2015. стр.77
43. "National Inventories, United Arab Emirates". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
44. McNab, Chris (2009). Firearms, The Illustrated Guide to Small Arms of the World. Bath, UK: Parragon. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4075-1607-3.
45. "National Inventories, United Kingdom". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002. Jane's Information Group. 2001.
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47. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) (1995). Army Code No. 71029, Infantry Training Volume II, Skill at Arms (Personal Weapons), Pamphlet No. 10, Pistol Automatic 9mm L9A1.
48. Wyatt, Caroline (11 January 2013). "Glock 17 9mm pistols replace Browning for UK forces". BBC. It will replace the Browning 9mm pistol which has been in service since 1967.
49. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). "Tactical Hearing Protection System (THPS) User Information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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53. "AROUND THE NATION; Italian 9-mm. Chosen To Replace Army's .45". The New York Times. January 15, 1985.
54. Biddle, Wayne (January 20, 1985). "COLT .45 GOES TO THE TROPHY ROOM". The New York Times.
55. "Army Signs Pact For Beretta Guns". The New York Times. April 11, 1985.
56. http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1671
57. http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1671
58. "U.S. Navy SEALS Switch to Glock 19!". Blue Sheepdog. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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60. "SIG SAUER, Inc. Awarded the U.S. Army Contract for its New Modular Handgun System (MHS)". SIG Sauer. January 20, 2017.
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