We recently received a Leica IIIc, one of the early and most sought after 'stepper' cameras. They stepper part of the name is because of the raised area just below the rewind lever, which was removed from later cameras. This camera was originally chrome plated but being an early 1940s model, suffered from very poor chrome plating that was peeling in places. There are those who talk about patina and the the battle scars of previous use but there is a fine line between patina a