To answer directly: I can't see any reason it wouldn't be safe to shoot from what you have told and shown us.
There may be stamps on the rear face of the action that would tell us conclusively who made the receiver ("body" in Britishparlance.) Speaking of terminology, is "bog-standard" a phrase used down KY way; I always thought that was another British term?
I don't ever remember seeing the Mk2 designation stamped into the receiver wall like that but, maybe others here have?
I thought at first that the SN was probably changed, but I think I can see traces of two "8"s there just to the left of the stamps, so probably just a case of electro-pencilled markings being over-struck to make them more durable, as was done in service at times.
If the original SN is A1848 that suggests a very early receiver. There are some folks here who could say more about that.
The fact that it was found in good enough condition for conversion in 195_ suggests it didn't have too hard a war.Information
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