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A knife supposedly made from the shinbone of a Turkish soldier is just one of the many fascinating objects held at the National Army Museum. These objects offer a unique way of experiencing war history, by seeing and reading about the equipment and personal belongings of those who were there.

Brass hat badge belonging to the Camel Transport Corps.

Unofficial First World War bronze New Zealand Camel Corps hat badge.

Jersey worn by Stan Young during the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) rugby team tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany, 1945-1946.

A German supplied Boer Mauser Model 1897 used by in South Africa by Veld Kornet (Captain) Jacobus Cornelius Beukes of the Heilbron Commando, OVS (Orange Free State).

South African ('Boer') War leather 'housewife' attributed to Quartermaster-Sergeant Seymour Spencer.

Sub-machine gun known as the Thompson Model 1928 A1 or 'Tommy Gun'.

Flat, broad blade, greenstone patu (club) used by Maori warriors for close-quarter fighting.

Battle damaged M16A1 automatic rifle belonging to Captain Peter Williams, 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Flag used by Victor 4 (V4) Company during their deployment in South Vietnam, 1969-1970.

Homemade Viet Cong fragmentation grenade made from a soft drink can with a short bamboo handle attached.

Crude homemade 9mm single shot pistol used by Viet Cong troops for defence inside tunnel complexes.

Chinese made Type 50 sub-machine gun used by Chinese and North Korean troops during the Korean War, and supplied to the North Vietnamese Army during the early stages of the Vietnam War.

General issue New Army riot baton thought to have been used during Japanese Occupation Force (J Force) operations 1946-1948 and the 1951 waterfront dispute.

United Nations flag presented to Signalman Arthur Lyall Philip, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals at the Inchon Rest Centre, South Korea on 9 July 1952.

A Pocket Warmer used in Korea circa 1950.

Grey woollen jacket made from an army blanket and worn by Brigadier Reginald Miles CBE DSO MC during his escape from a prisoner of war camp in Italy.

A 35mm Kodak Retina camera used in a prisoner of war camp by Gunner Wilfred (Curly) Weakly.

A prisoner of war escape pack made from parts of a battle dress uniform. The pack was made by Captain A.J. Tillick prior to departure from Oflag VIIB prisoner of war camp on 14 April 1945.

A white Home Guard armband attributed to Donald Archibald McCurdy who served with C Company, Makara Battalion during the Second World War.

A Mah Jong set and box handmade by Japanese prisoners of war at the Featherston POW camp during the Second World War.

A wooden carved 32 piece chess set encased in a coconut shell handmade by Lieutenant Lancelot Hugh Herd while a prisoner of war in Changi Prison, Singapore.

Beretta Model 1915-19 pistol taken from a captured Italian by Sergeant Pekama Hunia, C Company, 28 (Maori) Battalion, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF).

A Japanese Army Officers Shin Gunto sword belonging to Captain D.B Smith.

Uniform worn by a Women's War Service Auxiliary 'Tui' in the New Zealand Forces Club in Cairo during the Second World War.

The Freyberg Cup - named after General Bernard Freyberg DSO VC - is a New Zealand Army rugby trophy first played for by units of the Second New Zealand Division during the Second World War

A deflated rugby ball used in a game between 19 Battalion, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force and 1 Battalion, Welch Regiment in Egypt, 6 April 1940.

Recognition panel taken from a disabled German tank on 17 December 1942 near the village of Norfilia, Tripolitania.

A Mauser sporting rifle presented to John Denvir in 1955 by Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, in recognition of his actions as a partisan during the Second World War.

A full bottle of 'Kriegie's Brew' beer from the New Zealand Ex-P.O.W. (Prisoner of War) Association's National Reunion, New Plymouth, 1971.

Bone handled knife and case, made by Sapper John (Jack) Hoey Moore during World War One.

A pair of First World War leather riding boots belonging to Captain Richard (Dick) Erroll Wardell Riddiford OBE MC.

New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion flag attributed to Captain Pirimi Tahiwi.

A German medical examination kit souvenired during the battle for Passchendaele in 1917.

Sniper rifle used on the Western Front by Private Alfred Hugh Dillon MM, Wellington Infantry Regiment.

Victorian and World War One orders, decorations and medals of Lieutenant-General Alexander Godley on display at the National Army Museum in Waiouru.

A mounted pine cone brought back from Chunuk Bair by Meg Craig (nee Malone), the granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel William Malone.

Shrapnel damaged bugle belonging to Bugler George Bissett, Wellington Infantry Battalion, who was killed in action, 27 April 1915.

New Zealand national blue ensign flag flown at Quinns Post, Gallipoli in 1915.

Turtle shell brought back to New Zealand from Gallipoli by Private Thomas Joseph O'Connor who served with the Auckland Infantry Regiment.

German naval flag flown at Apia in German Samoa, circa 1914.

German sign taken from the post office in Apia, German Samoa by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War.

A trophy of the First New Zealand Mounted Rifle Association nicknamed 'The Cutter'.

A pair of civilian made, Galilean type binoculars used by Alfred John Shout MC VC during the South African ('Boer') War, 1899-1902.

A white porcelain jug commemorating the South African ('Boer') War, 1899-1902.

A silver bodyguard badge belonging to Private Edward Bannister Signal - one of three New Zealanders attached to the personal bodyguard of Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in South Africa, January - November 1900.

Ammunition bandolier thought to have belonged to Trooper George Bradford, the first New Zealander killed in action during the South African ('Boer') War.

Uniform belt buckle of the British 70th (East Surrey) Regiment of Foot, which served in New Zealand 1863-1866.

New Zealand Militia cap belonging to Major George Vance Shannon, who helped found the township of Shannon in the Manawatu.

New Zealand Medal awarded to Trooper George Crosswell following his escape from Te Kooti's forces at Opepe on 7 June 1869.

Sash worn by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Booth of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry during the battle of Gate Pa, 28-29 April 1864.

Scottish officers' sword presented to Ngati Porou leader, Major Rapata Wahawaha (1807-1897) for his service to the Crown during the New Zealand Wars.

An Armstrong RBL 9-pounder gun on a steel carriage. Armstrong guns were used during the New Zealand Wars, most notably during the bombardment of Gate Pa on 29 April 1864.