i bought this on ebay for a great price (i think i got lucky). it is definitely a user and not a show piece but everything works great, it is very clean and has basically no brassing, though i think it may be missing a cap that goes on the handle ( i don't know enough about them to be able to tell). the adjustment works good and there is still black paint in the numbers (a little wear on the nine though). i thought it would be interesting to know how old it is (though it doesn't really matter). i think the date code is M 3. if anyone knows off hand that would great. thanks.