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106237 Leica IIIa %u2018Air Ministry%u2019 %u20ac1.000no. 295848, 1938, condition B/A %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Extremely rare chrome IIIa British bearing military engravings %u2018A M%u2019 and crown on the top plate denoting Air Ministry property, see in J. Lager %u2018Leica%u2009%u2014%u2009An Illustrated History%u2019 vol.1 p.102, a camera withsame engravings but located differently, originally delivered toBerlin on 09.08.1938, in good cosmetic condition, showing some light signs of corrosion, together with Summar 2/5 cm no. 298537 (cond. B), in meter scale, optics (later coated) showing cleaning marks on the front element.238 Leica IIIa %u2018Air Ministry%u2019 %u20ac1.000no. 304858, 1938, condition A/B %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Extremely rare chrome IIIa British bearing military engravings %u2018A M%u2019 and crown on the top plate denoting Air Ministry property, similar engravings can be seen in J. Lager %u2018Leica %u2014An Illustrated History%u2019 vol.1 p.102, originally delivered to Vienna on 05.11.1938, in almost mint condition, with body cap.239 Leica IIIc %u2018Heer%u2019 %u20ac2.000*no. 374659, 1941, condition B %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000A very rare original German military Leica IIIc, engraved %u2018HEER%u2019 on the top plate. Produced during the Second World War for German Army use, these cameras represent one of the scarcer military variants of the Leica IIIc and are considerably less common than the contemporary %u2018Luftwaffen-Eigentum%u2019 examples. The camera isaccompanied by the matching %u2018HEER%u2019-engraved Summitar 2/5 cm no. 559884 and was delivered to Berlin on 3 June 1941.240 Leica IIIc %u2018Luftwaffeneigentum%u2019 %u20ac2.000no. 383253, 1942, condition B/A %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000A rare wartime Leica IIIc with grey vulcanite covering and %u2018Luftwaffeneigentum%u2019 engraving, accompanied by the matching Elmar3.5/5%u2009cm no.%u2009537375, likewise Luftwaffe-engraved, and its matchinggrey leather case (case needs some repairs). The vulcanite shows some age-related cracking, while theoutfitotherwise presents verywell. According to the delivery records, the camera was shipped to Anilin in Helsingfors (Helsinki) in 1942. At the time, Finland and Germany were military co-belligerents against the Soviet Union during the Continuation War, with substantial German forces stationed in Finland, giving this Luftwaffeoutfitan especiallyinteresting wartime context.241 Leica IIIc K grey %u2018US Army%u2019 set %u20ac3.000no. 390878K, 1945, condition A/B %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000An extremely rare late-production original grey-painted military Leica IIIc K, initially intended for the German Army but ultimately delivered to the U.S. Army on 7 July 1945, only a few weeks after the end of the war in Europe, as confirmed by the Leica deliveryrecords. The camera is preserved in very good condition and retains its original shutter curtains with the white %u2018K%u2019 marking. It isaccompanied by a matching Summitar 2/5 cm no. 586106 (bakelite front cap), delivered to the U.S. Army on the same day, 7 July 1945, as well as an Elmar 4/9%u2009cm no.%u2009592141 (both caps), also officiallydelivered to the U.S. Army, on 10 August 1945.242 Leica IIIf Red Dial %u20ac3.000*%u2018British Air Force%u2019no. 694277, 1954, condition A/B %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000Very rare IIIf with military engravings of the British Royal Air Force (RAF), special number %u201814A/CA 38%u2019 and arrow mark engraved on the rear of the top plate, in almost mint condition, delivered to Leitz London on 03.08.1954, with matching red scale Elmar 3.5/5 cm no.1343927 in feet scale, also delivered to Leitz London, with rare chrome FISON hood with military engravings %u201814A/C A334%u2019 and arrow, with leather case stamped %u201814A/CA39%u2019 and arrow (needs repair), NOOKY near focusing device with military engraving %u2018CA%u2019 and arrow. We had the pleasure to propose a similar military camera with no. 694277 (here no. 694275) to one of our previous auction.243 Leica IIIf R.C.A.F. %u2014 %u20ac3.000*408 Squadronno. 659575, 1953, condition B/A %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000A very rare military Leica IIIf, no. 659575, from 1953, engraved %u2018R.C.A.F.%u2019, with the Canadian crown and %u2018408 Squadron%u2019 markings. At the time, 408 Squadron was the Royal Canadian Air Force%u2019s photographic squadron, based at Rockcliffe and engaged in aerialmapping and reconnaissance work across Canada, including the Arctic. The camera is accompanied by an unusual unnumbered Elmar 3.5/5 cm. A highly interesting and seldom-seen Canadian military Leica with a direct association with one of the RCAF%u2019s principal photographic reconnaissance units.