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Jondar,
You rifle is a collector and a shooter ... the main parts that should match on any Enfield and that are considered the most important to collector/shooters is the bolt and the receiver. Following that, numbers can be found to match on the barrel, butt stock, magazine and nose cap. It isn't such a big deal if the nose cap is a mismatch though - in the world of Enfield collectors you have a keeper as we say and a rifle that has value.
To many of us, even if the bolt is a mismatch, as long as everything else is in good working order, the rifle is still a collectible and worthy of your best attention - it will just not be worth as much as an all matching item. Many of the members at surplus rifle buy sportered Milsurps and restore them to original milspec - this is often a cheap way to own a collectible rifle. Many restore 'bubba'd' milsurps because they feel a sense of duty to do it and enjoy the restoration for its own merits - it's very rewarding to return a WW1 or WW2 rifle back to its former glory.
Tiki.
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