yes, I agree. In this case it not the issued kit. Late 60's and early 70's the NZicon army was surplusing longbranch rifles from new in the crate. Soldiers could buy them, one or more I don't know, for $10 or half of what civys were paying.
I've heard this from several sources who were buyers at the time.
Otherwise I love seeing stories that enfield x was grandads rifle in the war, the last one of those I saw recently was drastically sporterized and was promoted as a special lightweight model the army was testing...rofl, some people take the cake.