This naysayer has seen and handled it, Jay, and the Parkers and Foxes. JO'C's assessment also provides how much---or little---has changed over the years:

"One of my bitter regrets is that I didn't buy U.S. Steel at 40 right after the war and another is that I didn't lay in a better supply of Model 21s at the same time."

Winchester gave up on the standard Model 21 and made it a luxury item, "custom made to special order only." Scarcity, about 100 a year, made it a good investment.