Mr Snyder;
Of the 2199 pre war SR 37s produced I would bet that the [pre redue] condition of bushmasters 37R would have put it in the top 20% condition wise of original pre war 37Rs still remaining....cleaning up oil soaked stock heads and replacing hard crushed pads are just normal repairs on a quality hunting gun...and yes this example needed these things to regain its integrity as a useable hunting gun, but its original condition was closer to the top of collectable condition than it was to the bottom...It still is a beatiful example of a pre war 37R just not near as collectable because now it ranks no higher than redone completly clapped out 37Rs do....

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