“I have one I bought thru a plan the NRA had about 30 years ago”
I got one new in cosmoline the same way in about 1963...$20. Two years earlier an M1911...also $20. Both came to my home via US Mail as I recall.
Mine is in very good condition but it wasn’t in cosmoline. I think it was 15.00 including shipping, came to my home by US mail.