Not everything cheap is a repro or bad! Just keep collecting and learning more. Try to get some 'hands on' with good patches at the shows. You can find a bargain gem put and about. Sometime the sellers have not done their due diligence and have no idea what they have. I have picked up some really nice patches due to the rarity or hard to identify aspect of them. LEARN your hobby, you will benefit in the military history you will learn and maybe make your wallet fatter too!  

Hi Mike, thanks for sharing Frank Trzaska's "Reproduction Recognition" page. I take it you think this is one of the Sarco commercial pieces then? I would love your opinion on how they made the leather handles look so clean/dark on this particular piece compared to the leather handles on most Sarco Conetta MK2 bayonets. Even the ones in the advertisement you show have much lighter colored handles and the leather doesn't seem as tight/uniform.

Do like all the kids do. Videotape you opening it, then post on YouTube. Then sell the GL with the video included.

Thanks for the comment Dennis, good to know that some of them might not fit the AR. I wonder if it was a problem with the bayonet or the lug on the rifle. As I understand it, many manufacturers of AR-15s made them with non functional lugs or non milspec lugs during the time period these were made by Sarco. I would love to get one (or multiples) for $29 but these days even getting one for a $100 seems like a good deal when most are going for at least $200-$300.

232007 is not on the available list.    

Just saw this - rare group to a brave young man.  Gazoo always puts together fantastic displays honoring these heroes.   Inspirational.    Well done once again!   -Rob

K:   Yes, in my opinion you should just carefully open it and then you and any buyer will know exactly what is inside.  Otherwise, you will have to look for a gambler willing to pay what you think is the full freight price.  That is certainly possible, of course, but in my experience most collectors are not eager to bet big dollars on Door Number 3.   I don't remember ever seeing one in an unopened box.  How about posting some pics of it here?   Charlie

Is there any trace of OD paint on the bails?