New Zealand SLRs (L1A1)

We are currently researching the SLRs used by New Zealanders ( FN FAL, X8E, L1A1, L2A1) and would be pleased to hear from any ex-service men who have first hand experience of when they were first issued in the 1950s and 60s, (Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam & NZ) and any special modified versions, such as large capacity magazines etc.

L1A1

 

NZAR Information Pages

Listed below is the current list of information pages that have been circulated for peer review.

Info Sheet list

ID	Version	Arm Type	Intro in NZ	Pattern	Info Sheet Date
101	1	AFV	1941 Oct	Valentine Mk II, III & V Tank	4/12/2011
102	1	AFV	1943	Sherman Mk II M4A1 Tank	30/10/2011
103	1	AFV	1960	Walker Bulldog M41A1 Tank	31/01/2012
104	1	AFV	1985	Scorpion Tank CVR (T)	18/03/2012
160	1	AFV	1941 Oct	Matilda Mk II A12 Tank	19/03/2012
162	1	AFV	1939 Feb	Bren Gun Carrier	7/12/2011
165	1	AFV	1942	Stuart Light Tank M 3/M 3A1	20/03/2012
166	1	AFV	1953	Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk III & V	4/12/2011
173	1	AFV	1956	Daimler Ferret Scout Car Mk I & II	18/03/2012
174	1	AFV	1970	Armoured Personnel Carrier M113A1	18/03/2012
229	1	Aircraft	1943	Lockheed Ventura	7/03/2012
250	1	Ammunition	1898	British .303	7/03/2012
251	1	Ammunition	1855	Metford Percussion Explosive Bullet	7/03/2012
252	1	Ammunition	1858	Sea Service Rifled Musket Cartridge P1852	13/03/2012
254	1	Ammunition	1861	1863 Terry Breech Loading Rifled Carbine Cartridge	13/03/2012
280	1	Armed Vessel	1846	NZ First Gun Boat	18/09/2010
281	1	Armed Vessel	1860	NZs First Coast Guard Gunboat Auckland Harbour	13/03/2012
282	1	Armed Vessel	2008	Lake Class Inshore Patrol Vessel(2008)	11/03/2012
83	1	Artillery	1942	6 Lb QF Anti Tank Gun MK III	13/09/2010
91	1	Artillery	1885	64 Lb Rifled Muzzle Loader	15/03/2012
96	1	Artillery	1961	L 5 Pack Howitzer	7/07/2010
109	1	Artillery	1942	25 Lb QF Gun Mk 2	26/11/2010
70	1	Baton	1913	Police Long Baton 1913	13/09/2010
52	1	Bayonet		Pat 1888 MK I & II, Lee Metford/Enfield .303s	23/03/2011
56	1	Bayonet	1942	M1903, Springfield	3/03/2012
139	1	Bayonet	1942	No 4 Mk I, II, II*, III, No 7 Mk I, No 9, Mk I for No 4 Rifle	27/08/2011
156	1	Bayonet	1898	Pat 1895 Socket, for Martini Enfield	6/03/2012
35	1	Carbine	1858	1842 LOVELL constabulary carbine	12/02/2012
64	1	Carbine	1895	Martini Henry Cavalry Carbine	8/02/2011
209	1	Carbine	WW II	US Carbine Cal. .30, M1	23/11/2011
305	1	Carbine	1865	M 1854 Sharpes 30 bore Carbine	14/03/2012
133	1	Knife	1863	English/European Dirk	18/03/2011
140	1	Knife	1863	English Dirk Charles Sumsion	18/03/2011
141	1	Knife	1863	Bowie Knife	18/03/2011
142	1	Knife	1863	Scotish Stag Antler Dirk	24/03/2011
143	1	Knife	1863	Scottish Rifle/Bandsmans Dirk	25/03/2011
144	1	Knife	1863	Scottish Sgian Dubh	24/03/2011
145	1	Knife	1863	Scottish Sgian Dubh antler crown handle	24/03/2011
18	1	Machine Gun	1988	Mimini C9 LMG	20/03/2012
187	1	Machine Gun	1915	Vickers Medium MG MK II	17/03/2012
195	1	Machine Gun	1915	Lewis Light MG	4/03/2012
196	1	Machine Gun	1939	Vickers Model GO "K"	17/03/2012
9	1	Pistol	1915	No 1 Mk VI Revolver	27/09/2011
17	1	Pistol	1992	P226	20/03/2012
89	1	Pistol	1880	Tranter Model 1878 6 shot Revolver	21/09/2011
197	1	Pistol	1913	Webley Self Loading Mk I N Mod 1913	5/03/2012
198	1	Pistol	1915	Colt Self Loading M1911 .455	5/03/2012
23	1	Rifle	1988	Steyr Individual Weapon	19/03/2012
25	1	Rifle	1942	No 4 Mk I* Lee Enfield	6/03/2012
67	1	Rifle	1952	No 8 Lee Enfield	14/09/2011
68	1	Rifle	???	No 9 Lee Enfield	14/09/2011
85	1	Rifle	1901	Lee Enfield Mk I*	29/09/2011
131	1	Rifle	1834	Indian Pattern Musket	4/03/2011
151	1	Rifle	1840s	EIC Percussion Muskets Pat A to F	13/09/2010
189	1	Rifle	1924	SMLE Mk IV*	14/09/2011
190	1	Rifle	1913	Lee Enfield .22 Short Rifle Mk I	14/09/2011
191	1	Rifle	1914/15	.22 Conversion of MLM	19/09/2011
69	1	SMG	1942/3	Lanchester Mk I & Mk I*	6/07/2011
118	1	SMG	1970s	Sterling L34A1 Mk 5	8/07/2011
158	1	SMG	1956	Sterling L2A3 Mk 4	8/07/2011
183	2	AFV	1953	Daimler Armoured car Mk II	30/10/2011

Information pages to be written for Rifles

Listed below are the Rifles that still require Information pages to be written.  If you have the expertise and would be willing  to write an info page for our project please contact John at: info@gunsmithsociety.com 

ID	Arm Type	Intro in NZ	Pattern
7	Rifle	1869	Snider 3 band rifle
8	Rifle	1914	SMLE No 1 Mk III & III*
23	Rifle	1988	Steyr Individual Weapon
24	Rifle		Pat 1914 Enfield (P14)
26	Rifle	1962	L1A1
31	Rifle	1769	Naval Musket
36	Rifle	1858	P 1853 ENFIELD
62	Rifle	1893	Martini Henry Mk II & III
63	Rifle	1898	Martini Enfield Mk I
73	Rifle	1858	P 1855 Long Rifle
74	Rifle	1858	P1856 Short Rifle
78	Rifle	1860	P1858 Short Rifle
79	Rifle	1863	P 1860 Short Rifle
80	Rifle	1863	P 1861 Long Rifle
84	Rifle	1901	Lee Metford Mk II
87	Rifle	1880	Snider Short Rifle Mk II & Mk III
88	Rifle	1912	SMLE Mk I*
115	Rifle	1965 VietNam	Colt AR 15
116	Rifle	1968 VietNam	M16A1 with XM 148 Grenade Launcher
117	Rifle	1980s	Heckler & Koch MP 5K
186	Rifle		L8 Series Lee Enfield
206	Rifle		Brunswick
208	Rifle		Snider Naval Short Rifle Mk II
210	Rifle
303	Rifle		Rifle Sea Service P1842? .758” cal 30” barrel
304	Rifle		Rifle Land Service P1842? .758” cal 39” barrel

Information pages to be written on MGs and Mortars

Listed below are the Machine Guns & Mortars that still require Information pages to be written.  If you have the expertise and would be willing  to write an info page for our project please contact John at: info@gunsmithsociety.com

ID	Arm Type	Intro in NZ	Pattern
18	Machine Gun	1988	Mimini C9 LMG
19	Machine Gun	1976	MAGtm 58 GPMG
20	Machine Gun	1976	L7A2 GPMG
21	Machine Gun		Browning Medium MG
22	Machine Gun		Browning medium MG
114	Machine Gun	1884	Nordenfelt twin Barrel
187	Machine Gun	1915	Vickers Medium MG MK II
188	Machine Gun	WW II	Besa
195	Machine Gun		Lewis Light MG
196	Machine Gun	1918	Vickers Model GO "K"
199	Machine Gun		Browning MG
200	Machine Gun	1888	Maxim
201	Machine Gun	1900	Vickers Mk I
202	Machine Gun		Vickers
203	Machine Gun		Bren Mk I, II, LMG
204	Machine Gun		Bren L4A4 LMG
16	Mortar	1980	L16A2
27	Mortar	1845 July	Coehorn (12 lb)
28	Mortar	1845 November	Manns (24 lb)
34	Mortar	1845	Coehorn 12 Lb
112	Mortar	WWII	OML 2 in. Mortar
113	Mortar	WWII	3 in. Mortar

Information Pages still to be written

Listed below are the AFVs and Aircraft that still require Information pages to be written.  If you have the expertise and would be willing  to write an info page for our project please contact John at: info@gunsmithsociety.com

ID	Arm Type	Intro in NZ	Pattern
104	AFV	1985	Scorpion Tank
160	AFV	1941 Oct	MatildaMk II A12 Tank
161	AFV	1941	Schofield Light Tank only 2 prototypes built
163	AFV	WW II	Loyd Tracked carrier
164	AFV	1941	Vickers Light Tank
165	AFV	1942	Stuart Light Tank M5/M5A1
167	AFV	1941	Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car Mk II & III
168	AFV	WW II	Otter Light Recon Car Mk I
169	AFV	WWII	White Scout Car M3A1
170	AFV	1941	Humber Armoured Car Mk II & III
171	AFV	WWII	Staghound Armoured Car T17E1
172	AFV	WWII	Daimler Dingo Scout Car Mk II
173	AFV		Daimler Ferret Scout Car Mk I & II
174	AFV	1969	Armoured Personnel Carrier M113A1
175	AFV		Armoured Command Post Vehicle M577A1
176	AFV		Tracked Load Carrier M548
177	AFV		Stuart Recon./Recovery Vehicle
178	AFV		Sherman M4 Armoured Ramp Carrier
179	AFV	1940	Semple Tank
180	AFV	2003	Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV)
181	AFV		Sherman M10 Armoured Personnel Carrier
182	AFV	WW II	Beaverette Recon. Car
211	Aircraft	1919	De Havilland DH 4
212	Aircraft	1919	Bristol F.2B
213	Aircraft	1923	De Havilland DH 9
214	Aircraft	1928	Gloster Grebe
215	Aircraft	1929	Fairey IIIF
216	Aircraft	1931	Hawker Tomtit
217	Aircraft	1935	Vickers Vilebeest
218	Aircraft	1937	Blackburn Baffin
219	Aircraft	1938	Airspeed Oxford
220	Aircraft	1939	Fairey Gordon
221	Aircraft	1939	Vickers Vincent
222	Aircraft	1940	Hawker Hind
223	Aircraft	1941	Short Singapore Mk III
224	Aircraft	1941	Lockheed Hudson
225	Aircraft	1941	North American Harvard
226	Aircraft	1942	Curtiss Kittyhawk
227	Aircraft	1942	Avro Anson
228	Aircraft	1943	Douglass Dauntless
230	Aircraft	1943	Consolidated Catalina
231	Aircraft	1943	Gruman Avenger
232	Aircraft	1944	Short Sunderland Mk III
233	Aircraft	1944	Chance Vought Corsair
234	Aircraft	1945	Lockheed Harpoon
235	Aircraft	1945	North American Mustang
236	Aircraft	1946	Gloster Meteor
237	Aircraft	1946	De Havilland DH98 Mosquito
238	Aircraft	1951	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire
239	Aircraft	1953	Short Sunderland MR.5
240	Aircraft	1955	De Havilland DH 112 Venom
241	Aircraft	1959	English Electric Canberra
242	Aircraft	1966	Bell Iroquois
243	Aircraft	1966	Lockheed Orion
244	Aircraft	1966	Westland Wasp
245	Aircraft	1970	Mc Donnell Douglas Skyhawk
246	Aircraft	1972	BAC Strikemaster
247	Aircraft	1991	Aeracchi MB 339CB
248	Aircraft	1997	Kaman Seasprite SH-2F
249	Aircraft	2000	Kaman Seasprite SH-2G