In Australia these rifles are formally known as the "New Zealand Range Pattern" or "Shortened Range Pattern" and are described as such in Ian Skennerton's many textbooks on the Lee Enfield Rifle.

To cut a long story short (pun intended...) the military-sponsored civilian rifle club rules at the time specified a barrel length compliant with the current military issue rifle, so when the Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) was introduced, civilian rifle club members were obligated to shorten their existing range rifles accordingly.

Hence, these range pattern rifles are Long Lee Enfield (Lee Enfield Mk.1) rifles with their barrels reduced from 30.2 inches to 25.2 inches, and with forward stock cropped to retain the ability to fix a bayonet.

No Lee Enfield collection should be considered complete without one!