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OTTAWA — Flutes, handcuffs, bayonets and jungle hammocks: these are just a few examples from a $3-million list of items written off by the Canadian defence department last year, according to documents obtained by the National Post.

We took a deep dive into 9,234 reports of lost or damaged combat clothing (including diving gear), weapons, camping stuff and more, obtained from the Department of National Defence through access-to-information law.

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And we found fire sirens. Radios. A “knife and saw.” Gas burner stoves. Parachutes. A saw chain. A fireman’s coat. Several pairs of snowshoes. A machete. A couple of filing cabinets. An iPod. Three berets. Two televisions. A blue rain jacket. And a green toque.

In one case, a work boat was “stolen from No Name lake,” the name of a real place in Ontario.

Some people in the defence department must be under-caffeinated as three coffee-makers, including two percolators, are listed. Other cooking utensils included three pressure cookers, five stoves and an “urn” for coffee and juice.