I was bidding on another auction, so I missed out on the Owen. I thought it would go for more, but I have an Arnold Griebel fully engraved .270 Owen Mauser done much nicer, that cost about 2 times as much, so if I extrapolate the one that went for $2200 w auction/add ons to mine, it was not all that good a buy. I bid on the Niedner but dropped out, when I began to think, I already had a Niedner 7X57 with Shelhamer stock and Model B Sporter Action and 4x Noske Scope, I rarely shot or hunted with and the .25 Krag caliber bothered me.
All in all the priced were high. JMHO