A switchgear contact device includes at least one first contact element and at least one second contact element which can be slid inside each other in a positive-locking manner, such that they can be connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner in order to create an electrically conductive connection. The at least one first contact element includes a first cup-like contact sleeve and the at least one second contact element includes a contact pin that is surrounded by a hollow cylinder-like enclosure and is centrally arranged therein. A peripheral free area is provided between the contact pin and the enclosure which can be closed on the front side by an annular stop on which a force is exerted and which is arranged such that it is displaceable in the axial direction of the contact pin.