As long as the gun was MANUFACTURED that way, there wouldn't be a problem...
Where you have a problem is if you possess, or create a firearm with a "defaced" serial number...
A serial number can only be modified or moved with the express written permission of the ATF. When my Colt Combat Commander was modified by Lewis W. Seecamp in 1975 to be a double action, it was necessary that the serial number be moved from the right side of the frame so that machine operations could take place. The gunsmith moved the serial number to the bottom of the front of the frame but only with ATF pre-approval as he was re-manufacturing the pistol.
Got a gun that meets that description of having the serial number defaced (which includes removed) on the frame? Then the name of your problem is FELONY and I don't envy you. [img]eek.gif[/img]
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regards, -John S
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