Leica M3 Double Stroke, body only. Year 1956, S/N 844703. Overall grade: Exc+3. Early production: glass pressure plate, old speed scale. Clear finder. Small dent on the top plate, visible wear on the baseplate.
CONDITION
Top plate: Exc+3. Clean engravings (Leica DBP, Ernst Leitz GmbH Wetzlar Germany, M3-844703). One micro dent on the rear edge, rewind side, below the "W" of "Wetzlar", chrome intact. See photo.
Front: Exc+4. Vulcanite complete, no missing pieces. Finder windows clean.
Back: Exc+4. Vulcanite complete. Film reminder dial (ASA/DIN) present. Eyepiece clean. Both flash sockets with covers.
Baseplate: Exc+3. Wide wear marks on the center area. Dark marks in the center. One small mark near "close-zu". Chrome dull in some areas. See photo.
Shutter: all speeds work, 1s to 1/1000. Old speed scale (1-2-5-10-25-50-100-250-500-1000). Curtains look even, no damage seen : backlight test for pinholes.
Rangefinder / Finder: 0.91x finder, clear and bright. Good contrast. Vertical and horizontal alignment OK. Frame lines 50 / 90 / 135 : frame selection tested.
Film advance: double stroke lever works smoothly.
Pressure plate: glass type, original early production. See photo.
Interior: clean, no corrosion seen. Film rails in good condition. Film loading diagram plate present. Take-up spool marked "Germany".
