Old buddy has a Model 94 made in 1916, he got it from the elderly widow of the son of the first owner. During the two decades o9r more that he has had it, it's accounted for a truckload of deer, numerous predators,and one lot of fun.
It's a JM Browning design, and even the present model is this cost conscious, litigation prone era is a good weapon.
BTW, I'm in the process of buying one myself...