List of individual weapons of the New Zealand Defence Force
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The following are lists of individual weapons used by the New Zealand Defence Force.
Rifles
In service
Retired
Pistols and revolvers
In service
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glock 17 | ![]() |
Semi-automatic pistol | 9x19mm Parabellum | Gen. 4 |
Retired
Shotguns
In service
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Benelli M3 | ![]() |
Hybrid pump-action and semi-automatic shotgun | 12-gauge | [1] |
Retired
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Browning Auto-5 | ![]() |
semi-automatic shotgun | ||
Remington Model 870 | ![]() |
pump-action shotgun |
Submachine guns
In service
Name | Origin | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Heckler & Koch MP5 | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the New Zealand Special Air Service. |
Retired
Name | Origin | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Sterling L2 | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | [3] |
Owen gun | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | |
STEN | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | [3] |
Thompson
|
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.45 ACP | |
Lanchester | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum |
Machine guns
Current
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
FN MAG MAG 58 | ![]() |
General-purpose machine gun | 7.62x51mm NATO | [1] |
FN Minimi | ![]() |
light machine gun | 7.62x51mm NATO | [4] |
M2 Browning | ![]() |
Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | [1] |
Retired
Grenade launchers
Current
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
RM M203PI | ![]() |
Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40mm grenade | Used on Steyr AUG and LMT MARS-L rifles |
Heckler & Koch GMG | ![]() |
Automatic grenade launcher | 40mm grenade | [1] |
Retired
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
M203 | ![]() |
Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40mm grenade | Used on M16A1 rifles |
M79 | ![]() |
Handheld grenade launcher | 40mm grenade |
Mortar
Current
Name | Origin | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|
M6C-640T | ![]() |
60mm mortar | [1] |
L16A2 | ![]() |
81mm mortar |
Retired
Name | Origin | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Ordnance SBML two-inch mortar | ![]() |
2 inch (50.8 mm) mortar | [3] |
Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar | ![]() |
4.2 inch (110 mm) mortar | [3] |
Anti-armour
Current
Name | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
FGM-148 Javelin | ![]() |
Anti-tank guided missile | 127 mm | [1] |
SRAAW M72 | ![]() |
Anti-tank rocket launcher | 66 mm | |
Carl Gustaf M3 | ![]() |
Recoilless rifle | 84 mm | [1] |
Retired
Anti-personnel
Current
Name | Origin | Type | Details |
---|---|---|---|
M18A1 Claymore | ![]() ![]() |
Anti-personnel mine | |
M67 Fragmentation hand grenade | ![]() |
Fragmentation grenade |
Retired
Name | Origin | Type | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Mills bomb N°36 | ![]() |
Fragmentation grenade |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Firepower". army.mil.nz/. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 10 Oct 2016.
- ^ a b "Defence Force buying two new weapons". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Fenton, Damien Marc. A False Sense of Security: The Force Structure of the NZ Armt 1946-1978. New Zealand: Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0475201035.
- ^ "New Zealand Switches from 5.56mm to 7.62mm FN Herstal Minimi Light Machine Gun". thefirearmblog. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2016.