List of former equipment of the New Zealand Army

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

Infantry equipment

Uniforms

Camouflage patterns NameOriginImageIntroducedWithdrawnNotesERDL19681980TigerstripeDPM19801997NZDPM19972013NZDDPM20032013MultiCam NZMCU20132019

Small arms

Rifles and carbines NameOriginImageModelCalibreIntroducedWithdrawnNotesPaget’s CarbinePattern 18271840Lovell’s CarbinePattern 18441844Pattern 1853 EnfieldPattern 185318581885Pattern 1853 Carbine18581885Pattern 185618581885Constabulary carbinePattern 18401858Lancaster Royal Engineers carbinePattern 18551858Westley-Richards carbineMonkey Tail1861Terry Pattern 1861 Carbine18611881Pattern 186118631867Colt Model 1855 revolving carbineModel 18551864Hay RiflePattern 185818651885M1854 Sharps rifleM18541865Snider–EnfieldPattern 1866.577 Snider18681907Pattern 186718681907Pattern 1872 Constabulary Carbine18721907Pattern 1869 Cavalry Carbine18751907Pattern 1869 Artillery Carbine18751907Pattern 1880 Yeomanry Carbine18801907Hay-SniderPattern 186918691907M1885 Remington–LeeM1885.43 Spanish18871888Martini-HenryMk I.577/450 Martini–Henry18901903MK I Artillery CarbineMK I Cavalry CarbineMk IIMk IIIMk IVMartini–EnfieldMk I.303 British18981946Mk I Artillery Carbine18981946Magazine Lee-MetfordMk II.303 British19001945Mk II*Magazine Lee-EnfieldMk I.303 British19001945Mk I*Mk I New Zealand Carbine19011903Mk I Cadet Rifle.22 Long Rifle1914Martini Cadet rifle.310 Cadet19021911Short Magazine Lee-EnfieldMk I.303 British1905Mk I*Mk I***Mk I .22.22 Long Rifle19131925No. 1 Mk III.303 British19091955No. 1 Mk III*No. 2 Mk IV*.22 Long Rifle19241945No. 4 Mk I.303 British19422009No. 4 Mk I*No. 4 Mk IINo. 8 Mk I.22 Long Rifle19522009No. 5 Jungle Carbine.303 British1955M1904 Winchester Training rifleM1904.22 Long Rifle19101945Birmingham Small Arms Air rifleModel D19111918Pattern 1914 EnfieldNo. 3 Mk I.303 British19161960No. 3 Mk I*No. 3 Mk I*(T)19181960Ross rifleMk III.303 British19161970MK IIIBBrowning 22 Semi-Auto.22 Long RifleWinchester Model 1895M1895.303 BritishM1903 SpringfieldM1903.30-06 Springfield19421960M1 carbineM1.30 Carbine1943L1A1 Self-Loading RifleL1A17.62x51mm NATO19601990M16 rifleM16A15.56x45mm NATOParker-Hale M82 sniper rifle7.62x51mm NATOAccuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifleSteyr AUG 5.56×45mm NATO19882017Accuracy International AW50 precision rifle

Pistols and revolvers

Webley Revolver Enfield No. 2 Smith & Wesson Model 10 M1911 pistol Browning Hi-Power SIG Sauer P226

Shotguns

Remington Model 870 Browning Auto-5

Submachine guns NameOriginImageModelCalibreIntroducedWithdrawnNotesM1928 ThompsonM1928A1.45 Automatic Colt Pistol1940M11943M1A1StenMk II9×19mm Parabellum1941Mk III1943Owen9×19mm ParabellumM3 submachine gunM3.45 Automatic Colt Pistol19441953M3A1LanchesterMk I*9×19mm Parabellum19491972L2A3 SterlingL2A39×19mm Parabellum19591989L34A11989

Machine guns NameOriginImageModelCalibreIntroducedWithdrawnNotesMaxim.577/450 Martini-Henry18961901.303 British19011916LewisM1914 Lewis.303 British19151960VickersMk I.303 British19161973Mk I*.303 British19161920Mk IV.303 British19401942Mk VI.303 British19401942Mk VII.303 British19401942Vickers .50 machine gunUnited KingdomMk III Mk VVickers 12.7×81mm19391945M1898 HotchkissM1898 Hotchkiss.303 British19001900Pattern 1914 HotchkissPattern 1914 Mk I.303 British19161945Vickers Gas Operated (Vickers K).303 British19391960Bren LMGMk I.303 British19391983Mk II.303 British19411983L4A47.62×51mm NATO1973199315 mm Besa machine gunMk I 15 mm15x104mm Brno19411942Mk II 15 mmMk III* 15 mmBesaMk I7.92×57mm Mauser19411963Mk IIMk IIICharlton Automatic Rifle.303 British19421945M60 machine gun7.62×51mm NATO1965

Artillery +NameOriginImageModelIntroducedWithdrawnNotesOrdnance QF 18-pounder'Artillery units', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealand-artillery-units, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Jul-2017Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzerOrdnance BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzerc. 1920s1953Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzerMk I19221952McGuire, M. (2018). The 3.7 inch howitzer in the New Zealand Military Forces. Forts and Works, Jan 2018; n.37, 4–7.Ordnance QF 25-pounder1940Withdrawn in 1977, still in ceremonial useOrdnance QF 6-pounder1942c. 1960sOrdnance BL 5.5-inch medium gunc. 1980sOTO Melara Mod 56 ItalyL51963c. 1980s24 purchased in 1963.Mistral France1997201212 launchers and 24 missiles purchased in 1997. Never fully brought into service.

Vehicles

Tanks

NameOriginImageModelIntroducedWithdrawnNotesA7V19181919Single German tank captured by the New Zealand DivisionBob Semple tank19401942three improvised vehicles built on tractor chassis Schofield tank19401943Wheel-cum-track vehicle. Did not enter production or service.Tank Light Mk VI, VickersMk II Mk III Mk VI B19401941Tank Infantry Mark II, MatildaMk IV CS A 1219421944Tank Infantry Mk III, ValentineMk II Mk III Mk V19411960Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, CovenanterBridgelayer1942c. 1950sM3 StuartM3 M3A1 M3A319411970M4 ShermanIB, IC, III, VC19431945Sherman Firefly19441945Conversion of US supplied Sherman tanks with British 17 pdr gun.M10 Tank Destroyer19441945CenturionMk III Mk V19531968M41 Walker BulldogM41A119601982

Reconnaissance vehicles NameOriginImageModelIntroducedWithdrawnNotesCar Light Reconnaissance, Canadian GM (R.A.C.), OtterMk II19411944M3 White Scout CarM3A119411945Daimer DingoMk II19421962Daimler FerretMk I Mk II19561982FV101 Scorpion19821998Armoured reconnaissance vehicle/fire support variant of CVR(T) family.

Most were sold off to a British arms dealer in 2000.

Armoured vehicles Name Origin Image Model Introduced Withdrawn Notes Universal Carrier No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 1939 1958 Armoured Car, Marmon-Herrington Mk II Mk III 1941 1941 Armoured Car, Humber Mk II Mk III 1941 1942 Car Armoured Light Standard, Beaverette Beaverette NZLP 1942 1945 Staghound armoured car 1943 1944 Used in Italian Campaign Armoured Carrier, Wheeled, New Zealand Pattern 1943 1957 Armoured Car, Daimler Mk II 1953 1960 M113 Armored Personnel Carrier M113A1 1970 2005 The fleet of 48 vehicles sold for scrap in 2006.

Utility and transport vehicles NameOriginImageModelIntroducedWithdrawnNotesLand Rover Series ISeries I 80"1951Bedford RL 19581989Built under licence in New Zealand.Land Rover Series IISeries II 109"1959Series IIA 88"1965Series IIA 109"1965Land Rover 101 Forward ControlSeries IIB 110" WB Forward Control1967Land Rover Series III Stage OneSeries III 109" V8 1982High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled VehicleBorrowed U.S. vehicles in Afghanistan were used by the New Zealand Special Air Service.

List of former equipment of the New Zealand Army

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