Well, I think your cutoff should be more like pre or post '37 since that is when the guns were assembled at ilion,ny. From '34 to '37, the guns were still built in Meriden by the same craftsman that were making them prior to '34.
Fit, finish and quality were really the same. Some debate that the Remington barrels were better. And there are some styling difference in the stocks compared to the earlier Meriden guns.
In my opinion, the engraving on the guns built in Remington was not as nice as the earlier Meriden guns. Same patterns, but not as fine.
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