service pistols
Standard issue firearms
Service pistols are handguns issued to military personnel or law enforcement as standard sidearms.
The term emphasizes official issue rather than personal choice: The M9 was the U.S. Army's service pistol for three decades.
Service pistols are typically semi-automatic, chosen for reliability and ease of maintenance across large organizations.
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
- duty weaponOfficially issued firearm
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- policeCivil law enforcement
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Long-barreled shoulder firearms
carbines · long guns · artillery · assault rifles · machine guns
service pistolsnon-lethal weapons
Armaments designed to incapacitate
tasers · stun guns · pepper spray · unarmed · disarmed
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