Welcome home Dirty Bird, all roads lead to Reo! As far as wear, the only one of mine that is showing some dings is my black wrinkle. My Hammer tone and my anodizes are spotless! But to be fair, the black wrinkle is one of my favorites, it's been dropped a lot in the call of duty. More than once from a Ford Ranger Edge on to a cement parking lot. Can't fault it a ding or two from user abuse, still works like the day I bought it!