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Martini-Enfield 'Artillery' carbine
Martini-Enfield 'Artillery' .303 calibre carbine, made by the Royal Small Arms Factory in 1897.
Section post on the Somme
New Zealand machine gun post on the Somme in 1918
18-pounder in action at Beaussart
A New Zealand 18 pounder gun in action at Beaussart, France during the First World War
Gernman anti-aircraft gun
German soldiers wearing gas-masks, manning a light anti-aircraft gun during the First World War
Flamethrower in action
German troops being trained to use a flamethrower, 1917.
Lewis light machine gun
The Lewis Gun was an American-designed light automatic machine gun used by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-17.
Hotchkiss light machine gun
The French designed Hotchkiss M1909 light machine gun was used by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade from March 1917 through to the end of the First World War.
Ottoman Model 1903 Browning pistol
Ottoman Browning Model 1903 semi-automatic pistol.
Boer Mauser rifle
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).
Thompson sub-machine gun
Sub-machine gun known as the Thompson Model 1928 A1 or 'Tommy Gun'.
Battle damaged M16 automatic rifle
Battle damaged M16A1 automatic rifle belonging to Captain Peter Williams, 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery.
Homemade Viet Cong pistol
Crude homemade 9mm single shot pistol used by Viet Cong troops for defence inside tunnel complexes.
Chinese Type 50 sub-machine gun
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.
Italian pistol
Beretta Model 1915-19 pistol taken from a captured Italian by Sergeant Pekama Hunia, C Company, 28th (Maori) Battalion.
Japanese army officer's sword
A Japanese Army Officers Shin Gunto sword belonging to Captain D.B Smith.
Mauser sporting rifle
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.
First World War sniper rifle
Sniper rifle used on the Western Front by Private Alfred Hugh Dillon MM, Wellington Infantry Regiment.
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