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Posted: 3/7/2015 5:55:01 PM EDT
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I came across this 1937 Model 62 today at my LGS. It seemed a bit odd at first glance and that's when I noticed the barrel had been shortened to 18.25" and re-crowned!
Funny how you miss the obvious sometimes, 4.75" worth of missing barrel should have been noticeable right off the bat! 
OK I just had to have it so I gave it a good going over and found it to be sound with a very nice bore, it functioned fine with dummy rounds, and there were no stock/forearm cracks. $175.00 later it was mine. A bit much maybe but it "talked to me." Seems it was in Britain for a while and came back looking at the proofs. I can't say if it got chopped here or overseas. As collector value is nill due to the chop job I'll do a complete refinish on it and replace the front sight. Taken down it fits perfectly in a 23" Skinner Sight flat bag. At only 4.5 pounds and 35" overall it should be a very handy shooter. 
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Enjoy the 62 !!!!!!!
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