I think that quality meant something different then, and values were different, too.
Quality meant a gun that worked right and looked right - but it didn't mean computer generated precision engraving. Don't forget, no one in 1920 had ever seen computer generated precision.
Values? In today's world it would be considered a triumph to throw that receiver out and have the CNC machine spit out another in 3 minutes. In 1920, it would have been considered a damn fool thing to do.
Plus, you never know - that gun could have found its way out of the factory in the shop foreman's overcoat.
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