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List of former equipment of the New Zealand Army

This article is about weapons and equipment historically used by the New Zealand Army that are no longer in service. For current weapons and equipment employed by the New Zealand Army, see List of equipment of the New Zealand Army.

This article lists equipment, weapons and vehicles formerly used by the New Zealand Army.

Infantry equipment

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Uniforms

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Camouflage patterns

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Name Origin Image Introduced Withdrawn Notes
ERDL   United States   1968 1980
Tigerstripe   Republic of Vietnam  
DPM   United Kingdom   1980 1997
NZDPM   New Zealand   1997 2013
NZDDPM   New Zealand   2003 2013
MultiCam   United States  
NZMCU   New Zealand 2013 2019

Small arms

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Rifles and carbines

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Name Origin Image Model Calibre Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Paget’s Carbine   United Kingdom Pattern 1827 1840
Lovell’s Carbine   United Kingdom Pattern 1844 1844
Pattern 1853 Enfield   United Kingdom   Pattern 1853 1858 1885 [1][2]
Pattern 1853 Carbine 1858 1885
Pattern 1856 1858 1885 [3]
Constabulary carbine   United Kingdom Pattern 1840 1858
Lancaster Royal Engineers carbine   United Kingdom Pattern 1855 1858
Westley-Richards carbine   United Kingdom Monkey Tail 1861
Terry   United Kingdom   Pattern 1861 Carbine 1861 1881 [1]
Pattern 1861 1863 1867
Colt Model 1855 revolving carbine   United States  United Kingdom   Model 1855 1864
Hay Rifle   United Kingdom Pattern 1858 1865 1885 [1]
M1854 Sharps rifle   United States   M1854 1865
Snider–Enfield   United Kingdom Pattern 1866 .577 Snider 1868 1907 [1][4][5]
Pattern 1867 1868 1907 [1][4][5]
Pattern 1872 Constabulary Carbine 1872 1907 [1][4][5]
  Pattern 1869 Cavalry Carbine 1875 1907 [1][4][5]
Pattern 1869 Artillery Carbine 1875 1907
Pattern 1880 Yeomanry Carbine 1880 1907 [1][4][5]
Hay-Snider   United Kingdom Pattern 1869 1869 1907 [1]
M1885 Remington–Lee   United States M1885 .43 Spanish 1887 1888 [1][5]
Martini-Henry   United Kingdom   Mk I .577/450 Martini–Henry 1890 1903 [1][5]
MK I Artillery Carbine
MK I Cavalry Carbine
Mk II [1][5]
Mk III [1][5]
Mk IV [1][5]
Martini–Enfield   United Kingdom   Mk I .303 British 1898 1946 [1][6][5][7]
Mk I Artillery Carbine 1898 1946
Magazine Lee-Metford   United Kingdom   Mk II .303 British 1900 1945 [1][4][8][5][7]
Mk II*
Magazine Lee-Enfield   United Kingdom   Mk I .303 British 1900 1945 [1][6][5][7]
Mk I*
Mk I New Zealand Carbine 1901 1903
Mk I Cadet Rifle .22 Long Rifle 1914 [1]
Martini Cadet rifle   United Kingdom   .310 Cadet 1902 1911 [1]
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield   United Kingdom   Mk I .303 British 1905 [1][9]
Mk I*
Mk I***
Mk I .22 .22 Long Rifle 1913 1925 [1]
  No. 1 Mk III .303 British 1909 1955 [1][4]
No. 1 Mk III*
No. 2 Mk IV* .22 Long Rifle 1924 1945 [1]
  No. 4 Mk I .303 British 1942 2009 [1][4]
No. 4 Mk I*
No. 4 Mk II
No. 8 Mk I .22 Long Rifle 1952 2009 [1]
  No. 5 Jungle Carbine .303 British 1955 [1]
M1904 Winchester Training rifle   United States M1904 .22 Long Rifle 1910 1945 [1]
Birmingham Small Arms Air rifle   United Kingdom Model D 1911 1918 [1]
Pattern 1914 Enfield   United Kingdom  United States   No. 3 Mk I .303 British 1916 1960 [1]
No. 3 Mk I*
No. 3 Mk I*(T) 1918 1960
Ross rifle   Canada Mk III .303 British 1916 1970 [1]
MK IIIB
Browning 22 Semi-Auto   United States   .22 Long Rifle [1]
Winchester Model 1895   United States   M1895 .303 British [1]
M1903 Springfield   United States   M1903 .30-06 Springfield 1942 1960 [1]
M1 carbine   United States   M1 .30 Carbine 1943 [1]
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle   United Kingdom   L1A1 7.62x51mm NATO 1960 1990 [1][4][10]
M16 rifle   United States   M16A1 5.56x45mm NATO [1]
Parker-Hale M82 sniper rifle   United Kingdom 7.62x51mm NATO [1]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifle   United Kingdom   [1]
Steyr AUG   Austria  Australia   5.56×45mm NATO 1988 2017 [1][11]
Accuracy International AW50 precision rifle   United Kingdom [1]

Pistols and revolvers

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Shotguns

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Submachine guns

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Name Origin Image Model Calibre Introduced Withdrawn Notes
M1928 Thompson   United States   M1928A1 .45 Automatic Colt Pistol 1940 [12]
  M1 1943 [12]
M1A1 [12]
Sten   United Kingdom   Mk II 9×19mm Parabellum 1941 [12]
Mk III 1943 [12]
Owen   Australia   9×19mm Parabellum [12]
M3 submachine gun   United States   M3 .45 Automatic Colt Pistol 1944 1953 [12]
M3A1
Lanchester   United Kingdom   Mk I* 9×19mm Parabellum 1949 1972 [12]
L2A3 Sterling   United Kingdom   L2A3 9×19mm Parabellum 1959 1989 [12]
L34A1 1989 [12]

Machine guns

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Name Origin Image Model Calibre Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Maxim   United Kingdom   .577/450 Martini-Henry 1896 1901 [13]
.303 British 1901 1916 [13]
Lewis   United Kingdom   M1914 Lewis .303 British 1915 1960 [13]
Vickers   United Kingdom   Mk I .303 British 1916 1973 [13]
Mk I* .303 British 1916 1920 [13]
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Mk IV .303 British 1940 1942 [13]
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Mk VI .303 British 1940 1942 [13]
Mk VII .303 British 1940 1942 [13]
Vickers .50 machine gun United Kingdom Mk III

Mk V

Vickers 12.7×81mm 1939 1945
M1898 Hotchkiss   France M1898 Hotchkiss .303 British 1900 1900 [13]
Pattern 1914 Hotchkiss   France  United Kingdom   Pattern 1914 Mk I .303 British 1916 1945 [13]
Vickers Gas Operated (Vickers K)   United Kingdom .303 British 1939 1960 [13]
Bren LMG   United Kingdom   Mk I .303 British 1939 1983 [13]
Mk II .303 British 1941 1983 [13]
L4A4 7.62×51mm NATO 1973 1993 [13]
15 mm Besa machine gun   United Kingdom Mk I 15 mm 15x104mm Brno 1941 1942 [13]
Mk II 15 mm [13]
Mk III* 15 mm [13]
Besa   Mk I 7.92×57mm Mauser 1941 1963 [13]
Mk II [13]
Mk III [13]
Charlton Automatic Rifle   United Kingdom   .303 British 1942 1945 [14]
M60 machine gun   United States   7.62×51mm NATO 1965

Artillery

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Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Ordnance QF 18-pounder   United Kingdom   [15]
Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer   United Kingdom   [16]
Ordnance BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzer   United Kingdom   c. 1920s 1953 [17]
Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer   United Kingdom   Mk I 1922 1952 [18]
Ordnance QF 25-pounder   United Kingdom   1940 Withdrawn in 1977, still in ceremonial use [19]
Ordnance QF 6-pounder   United Kingdom   1942 c. 1960s [20]
Ordnance BL 5.5-inch medium gun   United Kingdom   c. 1980s [21]
OTO Melara Mod 56   Italy   L5 1963 c. 1980s 24 purchased in 1963. [22]
Mistral   France   1997 2012 12 launchers and 24 missiles purchased in 1997. Never fully brought into service. [23]

Vehicles

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Tanks

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Main article: Tanks of New Zealand
Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes
A7V   German Empire   1918 1919 Single German tank captured by the New Zealand Division
Bob Semple tank   New Zealand   1940 1942 three improvised vehicles built on tractor chassis [24][25][26][27]
Schofield tank   New Zealand 1940 1943 Wheel-cum-track vehicle. Did not enter production or service.[24]
Tank Light Mk VI, Vickers   United Kingdom   Mk II Mk III Mk VI B 1940 1941 [24]
Tank Infantry Mark II, Matilda   United Kingdom   Mk IV CS A 12 1941 1944 [24]
Tank Infantry Mk III, Valentine   United Kingdom   Mk II Mk III Mk V 1941 1960 [24]
Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter   United Kingdom Bridgelayer 1942 c. 1950s [28]
M3 Stuart   United States   M3 M3A1 M3A3 1941 1970 [24]
M4 Sherman   United States   IB, IC, III, VC 1943 1945 [24][29]
Sherman Firefly   United Kingdom   1944 1945 Conversion of US supplied Sherman tanks with British 17 pdr gun.[24]
M10 Tank Destroyer   United States   1944 1945 [30]
Centurion   United Kingdom   Mk III Mk V 1953 1968 [24]
M41 Walker Bulldog   United States   M41A1 1960 1982 [24]

Reconnaissance vehicles

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Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Car Light Reconnaissance, Canadian GM (R.A.C.), Otter   Canada   Mk II 1941 1944 [24]
M3 White Scout Car   United States   M3A1 1941 1945 [24]
Daimer Dingo   United Kingdom   Mk II 1942 1962 [24]
Daimler Ferret   United Kingdom   Mk I Mk II 1956 1982 [24][31]
FV101 Scorpion   United Kingdom   1982 1998 Armoured reconnaissance vehicle/fire support variant of CVR(T) family[24][32][31]

Armoured vehicles

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Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Universal Carrier   United Kingdom  New Zealand   No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 1939 1958 [24]
Armoured Car, Marmon-Herrington   South Africa   Mk II Mk III 1941 1941 [24]
Armoured Car, Humber   United Kingdom   Mk II Mk III 1941 1942 [24]
Car Armoured Light Standard, Beaverette   United Kingdom  New Zealand   Beaverette NZLP 1942 1945 [24]
Staghound armoured car   United States   1943 1944 Used in Italian Campaign[24]
Armoured Carrier, Wheeled, New Zealand Pattern   New Zealand 1943 1957 [24]
Armoured Car, Daimler   United Kingdom   Mk II 1953 1960 [24]
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier   United States   M113A1 1970 2005 [24][33][34][32][31]

Utility and transport vehicles

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Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes
Land Rover Series I   United Kingdom   Series I 80" 1951
Bedford RL   United Kingdom  New Zealand   1958 1989 Built under licence in New Zealand.
Land Rover Series II   United Kingdom Series II 109" 1959
Series IIA 88" 1965
Series IIA 109" 1965
Land Rover 101 Forward Control   United Kingdom Series IIB 110" WB Forward Control 1967
Land Rover Series III Stage One   United Kingdom Series III 109" V8 1982
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle   United States   Borrowed U.S. vehicles in Afghanistan were used by the New Zealand Special Air Service.[35]

See also

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References

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