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1639 Leica IIIc black/chrom €800Sharkskin setno. 498269, 1950, condition A– € 1.600 – 2.000A beautiful Leica IIIc, custom repainted black, with self-release, body with sharkskin type vulcanite covering, including a Hektor 4.5/13.5 cm no. 700976 with matching finish, and 9 cm SOOUT finder.40 Leica IIIf dummy €300no. 10912A, 1950s, condition A/B € 600 – 700Rare original dummy Leica IIIf for display use, in near-mint condition,note the special serial number with ‘A’ for ‘Attrappe’ (dummy in German), with body cap.41 Leica IIIf Red Dial €400no. 685664, 1954, condition A– € 800 – 900Very nice IIIf red dial with self-timer, in mint condition and working order, delivered to Cattaneo, Italy, on 22.04.1954, with meter scale Elmar 3.5/5 cm no. 690598, optics showing discrete cleaning marks on the front element, with front cap, English instructions and early red maker’s box.42 Leica IIIf Red Dial €1.200*no. 809514, 1956, condition A– € 2.400 – 2.800Beautiful and quite late IIIf in mint condition and working order,with Elmar 3.5/5 cm red scale no. 1045677, optics showing minimalcleaning marks on the front element, with front cap, leather case, control tag and red maker’s box (both with serial number matching with the body).43 Leica IIIf Midland outfit €7.000*no. 684819, 1953, condition B/A € 14.000 – 16.000Very rare and beautiful Leica IIIf body in very good condition, the top plate is engraved ‘Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario’, with film spool engraved ‘Leitz-Canada’, together with a matching Midland Summarit 1.5/5 cm no. 1246604, lenses in particularly good condition only showing few and discrete cleaning marks on the front element, with front lens cap, also included is a very rare Midland Leicavit manual winder, in almost mint condition. More than 5.000 units of the Leica IIIf were produced by ELCAN, but only about 200 specimens did carry the Canadian engraving, finding a complete set in this condition is extremely difficult nowadays.44 Leica IIf Betriebsk. 285 €2.000*no. 285, 1950s, condition B/A € 4.000 – 5.000Very rare Leica IIf Betriebskamera (for internal use), in excellentworking condition, with Summitar 2/5 cm no. 861075, lens cap, leather case.45 Leica IIf Red Dial €300no. 809776, 1956, condition A/B € 600 – 700Very nice and late body from the last year of production, in near-mint condition and working order, with matching red scale Elmar 3.5/5 cm no. 1374652 with good optics only showing a few light cleaning marks, with chrome VIDOM finder (red maker’s box) and leather case, the body was delivered to Vienna on 10.08.1956.46 Leica If SABRE Gun Stock + €6.000*5/400mm Telyt no. 1876091, 1956, condition A/B € 12.000 – 14.000This complete set includes a Leica Ic no. 579886, Telyt 5/40 cm no. 1876091, Visoflex I with 45° PEGOO, SABRE gunstock with cable release—all in excellent condition. The ‘Sabre Photographic Supply Company’, located in the state of Illinois in the USA, only produced the well-known ‘Sabre Stock’ Leica rifle for one year (1956 to 1957), but this was never officially sold by Leitz. Conservative production estimates range between two and three dozen. However, the ‘Sabre Stock’, painstakingly crafted in keeping with Leitz quality standards, was not only a piece of well-thought-out photographic equipment for Leica cameras, but also a joy to behold for any lover of high-precision products. The use of high-quality materials as well as great accuracy and precision in its making led to a handy Leica rifle, sure to fascinate any Leica fan to this day.