When do Royal Navy officers carry sidearms?

What sidearm do Royal Navy officers carry, and when would they use it?

The tentative identification is the Glock 17, following the Browning 9 mm. Officers are most likely to carry weapons for beach duties, shore sentry work, or particular boardings.

A 9 mm pistol is the usual sidearm discussed, with the Glock 17 tentatively identified as the weapon then in service. It followed the Browning 9 mm, which Alex Clarke recalls using and liking. Armed officers are described as unusual outside particular duties, with amphibious-warfare beach teams the main regular exception. Boarding officers can also be issued weapons, although that is presented as an occasional requirement. A later reply adds shore sentry duty and boarding actions as circumstances in which an officer would carry a gun.