M3 Questions

[Alistair_Stewart_at_DF5007@ccmailgw.mcgawpark.baxter.com]

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     Fellow Lugnuts,
     
     I need some information from our experts please. 
     
     I am thinking about purchasing M3 #966438. It is being sold as exc++, 
     and as I have it in hand this is cosmetically accurate. The 'L' seal 
     on the top lens mount retaining screw appears original. The finder is 
     bright and clear. Sam Shoshan wants $945 - this appears reasonable by 
     shutterbug ad standards. Shutter speeds all appear spot on by 
     comparison against 3 M6's (so what, some might say, find another 
     standard for comparison). Everything appears to work fine.
     
     It is a single stroke, double-dot-on-rewind-knob, self-timer model, 
     with DOF indicators in the 50 framelines.
     
     My questions: Does it have a plastic frame counter, and did it fail 
     when brand new, along with the rewind lever simultaneously falling 
     off?
     
     Ok, ok, just kidding...here are my real questions...
     
     1. Does it have the later shutter (2nd curtain?) brake (that is the 
     still current version on the M6?)?
     
     2. Does it have the metal pressure plate (appears so without 
     scratch-testing)?
     
     3. Does it have the later view (or rangefinder?) mirror system which 
     is less likely to fail (by delamination?)?
     
     4. Is there anything else that I need to test or consider?
     
     
     Your collective wisdom will probably cover all of these points. Thanks 
     in advance.
     
     
     Alistair
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