I'm looking for more information about how rare my rifle maybe. I have a
Pattern 1914 Enfield MK I made at the Eddystone plant it has matching SN
numbers on the bolt, action and barrel. When I purchased the rifle it was
missing all the sights and handguard wood. I have since replaced those
parts and just last week I fired the gun 8 times. Shot and functioned
great, but just read online they are rather because not many were made and the ones that were had been converted to the new bolt with a longer locking lug and recessed the barrel.
My rifle doesn't have the * marking and I am sure it is the shorter bolt
lug and non recessed barrel.
How rare is my rifle ? Also I'm guessing I should not be shooting this gun
anymore ?

In December 1916, a new bolt with a longer locking lug was approved for the .303 Pattern 1914 Mk I rifle. This necessitated a new barrel with a deeper recess for the lug. These new rifles were designated the Mk I*E (for those manufactured at Eddystone) and Mk I*R (Remington) and Mk I*W (Win- chester). In today’s collector market, original, unaltered P-14 Mk I rifles are rarely encountered, as few were made and many of those were converted to Mk I* configuration.

I read this online http://www.remingtonsociety.org/the-story-of-eddystone/
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