Canadian Small Arms – Specialist Weapons – A Visual Guide
• Pistols
• Submachine Guns • Tactical Shotguns •
Canadian Forces Side Arms — Automatic Pistols
See: GSP (General Service
Pistol) Project for plans to replace both 9mm pistol types
Browning High-Power
This standard CF sidearm dates back to WWII. Also called HP, FN, GP35, or just
the 9mm Automatic Pistol.
CF designation: Pistol, 9mm, Browning FN,
HP, No 2 Mk 1*, Calibre: 9x19mm NATO (9mm Parabellum), Origins: John Inglis, Ltd.,
Toronto ( licensed from FN Herstal ).
SIG Sauer 9mm P225
Specialist sidearm issued to navy boarding parties, MPs, aircrew, and general officers. ( P226s issued to JTF2
only)
CF designation: Pistol, 9mm, SIG-Sauer, P225, Calibre: 9x19mm NATO (Parabellum),
Origins: SIG Sauer GmbH, Eckernförde, Germany. (From HP-inspired Swiss SIG P220.)
Canadian Forces Submachine Gun
Heckler & Koch 9mm MP5(N)
Primarily used by navy boarding party personnel, HK's MP5(N) SMG has a complicated
delayed-blowback action to ensure accuracy with safety. The MP5(N) replaced the C1
Stirling SMG.
CF designation: Gun, Sub-Machine, 9mm, H&K, MP5N [MP5A5N],
Calibre: 9x19mm NATO ( 9mm Parabellum ), Origins: Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf,
Germany.
Canadian Forces Tactical Shotguns
CF Tactical Shotguns
Tactical shotguns are used in close-quarters. Standard tactical shotgun for the CF is the
Remington 870P (top). Benelli's semi-automatic M3 Super90 is exclusive to JTF2
CF designation:
Shotgun, Pump, 12-gauge, Remington, Model 870, Calibre: 12 gauge (18.5x76mm R or .729" calibre), Origins:
Remington Arms Co Inc, Madison, NC, USA.
CF designation: Shotgun, Pump, 12-gauge, Benelli, Model M3 Super 90, Calibre: 18.5× 76mm R, Origins:
Benelli Armi SPA, Urbino, Italy. [NB: semi-auto with pump back-up.]
See: Snipers Rifles for dedicated Canadian Forces Sniper Weapons
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