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

Uniforms

Camouflage patterns

Name	Origin	Image	Introduced	Withdrawn	Notes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

Rifles and carbines

Name	Origin	Image	Model	Calibre	Introduced	Withdrawn	Notes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

• 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

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

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]
							[13]
			Mk IV	.303 British	1940	1942	[13]
							[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	New Zealand			.303 British	1942	1945	[14]
M60 machine gun	United States			7.62×51mm NATO	1965

Artillery

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

Tanks

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

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

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

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

• List of individual weapons of the New Zealand Defence Force

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External links

• New Zealand Arms Register