I bought mine in either 1962 or 1963. Back then I made 1.25 per hour working in a service station so it still took some scratching to come up with the money. About that same time my dad bought a new Ruger 22 pistol for 39.95. Gas was 30 cents a gallon in town and 19 cents a gallon on the farm. A case of beer was less than 5.00. Mickey D's hambergers were 14 cents. In trhe winter wwe could sell jack rabbits for a 1.00 a head which beat working.