When did the Sht LE 1 enter NZicon service? My understanding is outlined in the earlier post, 1910-1913. A Sht LE 1 wouldn't have had received the rack number of a MLE or Carbine which the NZMR would have had in 1910 but had accepted into service in 1905? Does anyone have any more NZ rack numbers with are 'younger' than the year of the rifle. I have two Sht LE III's but the rack numbers correspond with the years of the rifles (1908 -09 and 1912- 12) Both of which are older than the supposed entry of the Sht LE III into NZ service.