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130Leica Copies327 Chinaglia Kristall Standard %u20ac12.000with Som Berthiot Flor 2/50 mmno.12698, c.1952, condition A/B %u20ac 24.000 %u2013 28.000Very rare Italian Leica copy without rangefinder and slow speeds(note the two flash contacts), in almost mint condition, togetherwith an extremely and rare sought-after Som Berthiot Flor 2/50 mm no. 272013 in very interesting M39 screw mount, good coated optics with a few cleaning marks on the front element.328 Chiyotax Model IIIF type II %u20ac500*no.16206, c.1955, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Rare beautiful Japanese Leica III copy, second version with ASA filmindex, in mint condition, produced by Reise Camera Company Ltd., matching collapsible Hexar 3.5/50 mm no.1311894, with original front lens cap and leather case.329 Gamma I with Victor 3.5/55 mm %u20ac700*no.00452, c.1947, condition B/A %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600Rare early Italian Leica copy, first version with bayonet mount andfocal-plane shutter with speeds B-20-1000 on one dial, in finecondition, with standard Victor 3.5/55 mm no. 75377, good optics.330 Gatto Italy Sonne C4 %u20ac900no.C4 292, c.1948, condition B/A %u20ac 1.800 %u2013 2.000Rare and very late Italian Leica copy, for rangefinder coupled M39lenses, %u2018SONNE Germany PATENT%u2019 engraved on the top plate, in very good condition, only showing some light signs of corrosion on the back side, with rare fast collapsible Esaog 2/5 cm no.10087, coated optics showing cleaning marks on the front element.331 Gatto Italy Sonne V %u20ac400*no. 60214, c.1951, condition A/B %u20ac 800 %u2013 900Beautiful and rare Italian Leica copy in original, almost mint condition, with classic Anastigmat Elionar 3.5/5 cm, good coated optics with minimal cleaning marks on the front element.332 Kristall IIa nickel %u20ac600*no.00528, c.1952, condition A/B %u20ac 1.200 %u2013 1.400Very nice and rare Italian Leica copy with coupled rangefinder,nickel plated finish, %u2018GNM%u2019 (for Guido Nonini Milano) engraved onthe top plate, in almost mint condition, note on the front %u2018K2%u2019 enclosed in a circle, some authors associate this mark with the conquest of the K2 summit by Italian climbers, but this hypothesis is uncertain. Note also the unusual absence of flash contact on thefront. Together with unnumbered Steinar Anastigmat 3.5/50 mm.333 Nicca 3-F %u20ac500*no.161883, 1957, condition A/B %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Beautiful very well made copy of the Leica IIIf, second version with winding lever, in near mint condition, with Nikkor-H.C 2/5 cm no. 757031 (haze and cleaning marks), original hood (leather case) and leather everready case.