Somebody was paying attention...

[SPEEDGUNNER]

....this item lasted a mere 3 hours and 33 minutes. Not me sorry to say.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=206336314

Somebody got a smoking deal.

[Rick the Librarian]

You just have to watch. I saw a NEW M1903 from 1922 that had a $1100 BIN several months ago on GB. When I got it, the barrel was so new, my muzzle gauge would not enter the muzzle! The only thing wrong was a replacement bolt. Bargains are out there - you just have to be at the right place at the right time.

[Bayonetman]

Hopefully the buyer checked with the seller. No photo shows the overall, and the seller says it is 15 1/2 inches, which may mean it is a shortened bayonet. If so, it is a decent price but not all that much of a steal as it would be if it is a 16 inch blade, 21 inches overall.

[thorin6]

In measuring the blade on my 1942 AFH , it comes to 15-3/4 inches, and overall length is slightly under 20-1/2 inches. Also measured my Springfield 1918; the blade is 16 inches, but overall length is slightly longer than 20-1/2 inches. Is the shorter (by about 1/4 inch) blade on the 1942 AFH within the acceptable manufacturer's variation, or does this indicate a "shortened" blade that was done after it left the factory?

[Bayonetman]

It is certainly possible that a WW2 M1905 may have a slightly shorter than 16 inch blade as quality control allowed for that much variation. I think however that something in the area of 1/2 inch short is less likely. But possibly the seller did not measure all that accurately.