List of former equipment of the New Zealand Army

Last updated October 02, 2023

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

Infantry equipment

Uniforms

Camouflage patterns

Name	Origin	Introduced	Withdrawn
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

Rifles and carbines

Name	Origin	Model	Calibre	Introduced	Withdrawn	Notes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	^[1]^[2]
		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]
Terry	United Kingdom	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	^[1]^[4]^[5]
		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]
Martini–Enfield	United Kingdom	Mk I Artillery Carbine	.303 British	1898	1946	^[1]^[6]^[5]^[7]
Magazine Lee-Metford	United Kingdom	Mk II	.303 British	1900	1945	^[1]^[4]^[8]^[5]^[7]
Magazine Lee-Metford	United Kingdom	Mk II*	.303 British	1900	1945	^[1]^[4]^[8]^[5]^[7]
Magazine Lee-Enfield	United Kingdom	Mk I	.303 British	1900	1945	^[1]^[6]^[5]^[7]
		Mk I*		1900	1945
		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*	.303 British	1909	1955	^[1]^[4]
		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*		1916	1960
		No. 3 Mk I*(T)		1918	1960
Ross rifle	Canada	Mk III	.303 British	1916	1970	^[1]
Ross rifle	Canada	MK IIIB	.303 British	1916	1970	^[1]
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

Webley Revolver

M1911 pistol

Browning Hi-Power

SIG Sauer P226

Shotguns

Submachine guns

Name	Origin	Model	Calibre	Introduced	Withdrawn	Notes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

Machine guns

Name	Origin	Model	Calibre	Introduced	Withdrawn	Notes
Maxim	United Kingdom		.577/450 Martini-Henry	1896	1901	^[13]
Maxim	United Kingdom		.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]
		Mk I*	.303 British	1916	1920	^[13]
		Mk IV	.303 British	1940	1942	^[13]
		Mk IV	.303 British	1940	1942	^[13]
		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


Name	Origin	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

Tanks

Name	Origin	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

Name	Origin	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 reconnaisance vehicle/fire support variant of CVR(T) family^[24]^[32]^[31]

Armoured vehicles

Name	Origin	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

Name	Origin	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]

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