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Mixed serial number on Type 99 LMG, is it common or rare ?


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I just picked up a Type 99 from someone who brought it from Ohio Ordnance  and it has been converted to 7.62/.308 with three different main serial numbers among the three major components. 

The upper receiver has serial # 13065,  Kokura Hitachi in April 1944

The barrel is Serial # 3108, made in Dec, 1941

The lower receiver and the bolt carrier group have the same serial # of 9343

The rest of the components like the charging handle, dust cover, bolt carrier locking block, and scope all have different serial numbers.

Is this common or rare for a mix party like this one ?  It also has this marking on the receiver "HR Guns, P C FL" .   Is it an import mark ?

Pictures  https://postimg.cc/gallery/ms4qFHxF

Edited by angelmonk
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That is quite likely it was a deactivated dewat.  I did not think being how rare Type 99 supposed to be that there are enough part kits to put a functional gun together.  As this gun has parts that come from at least 6 different "original guns". 

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