List of individual weapons of the New Zealand armed forces
The following are lists of individual weapons used by the New Zealand Defence Force
Rifles
In service
- Rifle 5.56mm IW Steyr Replaced by LMT MARS-L 2016-2017[1]
- M4 carbine (New Zealand Special Air Service)
- 7.62mm Designated Marksman Weapon[1]
- Rifle 5.56mm LMT CQB16/MARS-L (Modular Assault Rifle System-Light) AR-15 format rifle, replaces the IW Steyr 2016-2017[1]
- 7.62mm Arctic Warfare Sniper Rifle
- 12.7mm Arctic Warfare
Retired
- M16A1
- SLR 7.62mm L1A1
- Lee–Enfield variants (still used for commemorative purposes)
- Parker Hale M82 7.62x51mm sniper rifle
- P14
- Martini–Henry rifle and carbine variants (carbine still used by Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles Colour Guard)
Shotguns
In service
Retired
Pistols
In service
- Glock 17 New standard issue sidearm (Gen 4, May 2016)[1]
- SIG P226 Former standard issue sidearm[1]
- HK USP (NZSAS)
Retired
Submachine guns
In service
- Heckler & Koch MP5 (NZSAS)
MP5A3, as used by the NZSAS
Retired
- Sterling L2 series 9mm submachine gun
- Sten submachine gun
Grenade launchers
Current
- RM M203PI underslung on Steyr IW rifles
- Heckler & Koch GMG 40mm - automatic grenade launcher[1]
Retired
- M203 grenade launcher underslung on M16A1
- M79 grenade launcher
Machine guns
Current
- FN MAG MAG 58 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun[1]
- FN Minimi 7.62mm[2]
- M2 Browning[1]
Retired
- C9 Minimi C9 5.56mm Light Machine Gun
- L7 series 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun
- L43A1 7.62 mm ranging machine gun
- Gun, Machine, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919
- Vickers .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun
- Bren light machine gun
- Lewis gun
- Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun
- Light machine gun (LMG) 7.62 mm L4
Light mortar
Current
Retired
Anti-armour
Current
Retired
- M40 106-mm recoilless rifle
- 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle
- M20 Mk II 3.5 inch rocket launcher
- PIAT
- Boys anti-tank rifle
Anti-personnel
Current
Retired
- Mills bomb N°36
References
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