Hello everyone I just got a type 38 carbine that is a bit of a mystery to me. After taking the rifle apart I noticed that none of the numbers on the receiver which are 136416 made at the Koishikawa arsenal match the other parts. However the number 53 is stamped on all the other parts of the rifle minus the bolt which I know is common. The number 53 is also stamped on the bottom of the reciever leaving me to beleive that this was put together by a arsenal instead of some guy putting 2 rifles together. There is also 2 small kanji stamps on the receiver next to the serial number which I think is some form of force matching the reciever. Have any of you guys incountered a rebuild like this before? Any information would be great thanks.

Kevin
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