It seems that in the heads of some of the bidders that over 600 dollars is an acceptable price for a Krag bayonet that started this discussion.

Why many comments have been made on this forum concerning the cost of purchasing a Krag rifle/carbine or replacement parts depending on the subject of the topic.

We've also made recommendations to individuals to "not mess with their Krag because it will diminish it's collector value."

BTW: Have you watched the show 'Hoarders?'...Very few times is the thing hoarded of what we would consider valuable.  Most of the time it's garbage and rat turds.  The individuals who are considered hoarders have usually had some traumatic event in their lives...like as a child my father sold the family Krag and now I have to buy more Krags as an adult because of the trauma I've experienced. ::)