The Vatican's defense force is divided into the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Gendarmerie. The Swiss Guard, numbering about 110, is responsible for the protection of the Pope, dignitaries and all buildings belonging to the Pope. The Vatican Gendarmerie, numbering about 130, is responsible for social order, border control, traffic control, criminal investigations and general police work in Vatican City.
The Pope's Swiss Close Guard (German: P?pstliche Schweizergarde; Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica; Italian: Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; English: Pontifical Swiss Guard). Established in 1506 by Pope Julius II, for the protection of the Holy See of the Catholic Church and the Pope himself mercenary organization, the members of the original hired to protect the monarch of the mercenaries, and gradually transformed into the nature of mercenary organizations belonging exclusively to the Vatican City State's close guards, the length of service is almost between 2 years and 25 years.
Equipment
Ceremonial Cold Weapons
Axe Gun
Sword
Straight Saber
Flame Two-handed Sword
Modern Light Weapons
SIG P220 Pistol
SIG P226 Pistol
Glock 19
HK MP5A3 Submachine Gun
HK MP7A1 Submachine Gun
Steyr TMP Submachine Gun
SIG SG 550 Assault Rifle
SIG SG 552 Carbine
Modern Light Weapons (deactivated)
Dreyse M1907
Somi M1931 Submachine Gun
SIG MKPO submachine gun
Vetterli rifle
Mauser Kar98k rifle
Modern auxiliary weapons
Teargas grenades
Pepper spray
Baton
Vatican Carabinieri (Italian: Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, English: Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City State), also known as the Vatican Police, is the Vatican's gendarmerie and police force, which is responsible for the maintenance of security in Vatican City, social order, border control, traffic control, criminal investigations, and the maintenance of the Vatican's public order. control, traffic control, criminal investigations and general policing.
The standard weapon of the Vatican Gendarmerie is the Glock 17 pistol, and will also be equipped with the Glock 19 compact pistol, even Beretta M12 and H&K MP5 and other Italian police sub-machine guns according to the situation, and the GIR task force is equipped with the 9mm caliber of the Carbon-15 carbine with a large viper.
The Vatican Gendarmes are all equipped with pepper spray and batons, and even tear gas, to deal with mass disturbances and riots that occur within the Vatican City State.