I would think that #3 in many aspects is one of the rarest of all R.M. for that very reason that is the first one offered or sold to the general public. I like the fact that Col. Wesson asked for some feedback, that probably happened all the time right? The current owner of #3 would be in a true conundrum, the letter is priceless and yet at the same time he/she would be opening up Pandora's Box with all of the legal buzz. I agree that #3 is most likely non existent or possibly thrown out of a moving vehicle or chopped down to a more useable length and Fitz'ed.