To mark the 152nd commemoration of the Battle of Gate Pa exact replicas of the shotguns used by Maori warriors will be available for history fanatics and gun enthusiasts to own.
The Pukehinahina Charitable Trust has decided to sell its collection of 20 handcrafted tupara, or double-barrel shotguns, which were manufactured in Italy and assembled in New Zealand.
Maori Cultural Heritage manager (Te Pou Arahi) Dean Flavell said there were carvings on the butt of each of the Tupara shotguns.
"They were carved for the 150th commemoration of the Battle of Gate Pa," he said.
Pukehinahina Charitable Trust board director Ross Stanaway said the Tupara shotguns were made "very specifically" for the commemorations in 2014.