I remember those days. Barrels of Civil War bayonets most did not want as they were spike and not sword. I did pick up a nice sword bayonet, and two Mauser bayonets.
I still have the sword bayonet. The others disappeared when I was in the military and the folks moved.
A few forward thinking folks bought those old Mausers at $5 each and hoarded them to start their career as “custom gunsmiths”. Those old actions alone are worth over $200 now, IIRC.