Tom,
I recall it was Max Teakey who said "There is no such thing as a scruffy Leica"
I have lost track of Max, hope I did not mangle his name, and he is doing well.
He shot a long time with LTM before finally buying an M mount.
I do hear from a friend that you move a bit of film through your cameras. ;-)
Did you replace the body lugs? I was amazed at the ones I saw on the M2 I was taking to Jorge in Mexico, one pull and they would have split. Camera was overall very good otherwise, I had overlooked the lugs until the last minute and swapped the camera for one from Igor. Was this a design problem, or just the odd case?
I must admit to babying Leicas more than the SLR's I bought, which I expected to mark up normally, then sell them as users when I traded up.
I realize that the cameras were meant to be used, and really, M bodies are almost always repairable, actually at often fairly reasonable prices.
It was Jorge's M4 that survived the 20 foot fall, in a case, landing on the CV 50. Camera got a few frequent flier miles, but it got fixed, and the lens was reassembled as well leaving a few scratches on the rim.
If the camera gets roughed up in the line of duty, it is just part of its life. It does cost if you plan on trading it in.
From what I can see, the OP's is very good cosmetically.
John
