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Leica M3 black paint € 30.000*
First Batch
no. 959418, 1959, condition B/A € 60.000 – 70.000
Sought-after, very early Leica M3 black paint, in excellent,
unrestored condition, with all matching features, like long Leica M3 olive Bundeseigentum outfit € 40.000*
strap lugs, first-type base plate (hand-engraved with the first no. 920511, 1958, condition B € 80.000 – 100.000
owner name) etc., with matching black paint, brass-mount
Summicron 2/5 cm no. 1587482 (very good optics), the Early version olive paint Leica M3 ‘Bundeswehr’ with long When the West German Army (Bundeswehr) was established
camera has been delivered to Brandt, Sweden on 31.12.1959. strap lugs and double stroke advance, in good, original after 1955, the Leica M cameras formed a large share of the
condition and in perfect working order, with beautiful patina photographic 35 mm cameras ordered for the troops. Rare
and small bubbles appearing in paint. Engraved ‘Bundes- versions are the Leica M3, M1 and later also M4 models in
eigentum 12-121-5418’ on top plate, with matching Elmar the olive paint finish. Of the Leica M3, less than 300 units
3.5/5 cm no. 1334812 engraved ‘Bundeseigentum 12-121- were prepared in this finish in total. The offered camera
5419’, ITOOY hood engraved ‘Bundeseigentum 12-121- comes from an early small batch of only 20 cameras (serial
5529’, Hektor 4.5/13.5 cm no. 1509711 with olive vulcanite numbers 920501– 920521) delivered to the German army in
and engraved ‘Bundeseigentum 12-120-1625’, Leica-Meter 1958. It is for sure one of the nicest sets we have seen.
MC no. 75704 engraved with ‘Bundeseigentum 12-121-5608
with olive-green keeper for the meter and booster and
matching olive green outfit case.