Cap, Singapore Kiwi (S.E.A)
A commercially produced 1980s style souvenir cap sold through Dieppe Barracks in Singapore to New Zealand personnel and their families prior to the NZ force withdrawal in 1989.
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New Zealand
Secateurs (Parrot Beak)
Secateurs—a hand tool more commonly found in the garden shed and often wielded by old ladies trimming rose bushes—are not something most people associate with soldiers. Yet, these heavy-duty shears, designed for cutting and pruning bushes and small trees, found their way into the kit of Australian and New Zealand troops operating in dense jungle environments.
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New Zealand
Carrier, Vacuum Flask and Flask, Vacuum, Stainless Steel
The Carrier, Vacuum Flask and Flask, Vacuum, Stainless Steel are an essential kit for British soldiers in cold, dry Arctic environments such as Norway. The Flask has a double wall of stainless steel and holds a litre of hot drink or water. The Carrier is made of olive green butyl rubber and lined with insulating foam, allowing the Flask to be carried over the shoulder or attached to a field pack.
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