Gosh, I remember back to my high schools days. M93 Spanish Mausers were $9.99 all day long. All milled parts and a lifetime before full rust sets in. Nice Enfields were $9.99 and a bargin even then. I worked in a cannery and made $1.45 per hour for hard factory work, so $10.00 was half a day's work for me. You had to think about any purchase.