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235 Leica IIIf black paint Swedish Army %u20ac40.000no. 822939, 1957, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 70.000 %u2013 80.000Only 100 IIIf cameras with special black painted Elmar 3.5/5 cm were manufactured for the Swedish military in 1957, they were specially modified to enable them tofunction in arctic conditions. The offered camera is inexceptional, almost mint condition, with only minimal signs of use on the control knobs, with matching, near-mint black paint Elmar 3.5/5 cm no.1427193, including an original black paint lens cap. A sidenote found in the control book in the Leica Archive confirms the batch %u2018Kamera no.%u2009822901%u2013823000 matt. schwarz%u2019. %u00a0Both camera and lens weredelivered to Brandt, Sweden, on 12.02.1957. The IIIf black is not only one of the top collector%u2019s items but also one of the most attractive military Leica cameras ever made. Theoffered example is one of the best we have seen.Military Cameras, Lenses and Accessories