Equipment
Basically the equipment of every Dutch police officer consists of the following:
- Lip type Handcuffs
- Short baton
- Pepperspray
- Pistol Walther P5 (Only from the rank of constable)
- C2000 radio
Personnel from the rank of Constable (Agent) and also some trainees (Aspirant) carry a firearm. The German-made Walther P5 is currently in use for the Dutch police and has been since 1978 while arrestatieteams (SWAT) is armed with the Glock 17 pistol and/or a submachine gun, usually the Heckler & Koch MP5.
It was originally planned to be replaced by the SIG-SAUER PPNL, a 9x19mm Parabellum version of the SIG Sauer P250, but the contract was canceled due to the failure of several safety tests. In October 2012 it was announced the Walther P99Q will succeed the Walther P5 and the Glock in 2013-2014.
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