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3678 Leica M3 Double Stroke %u20ac7.000*no. 700061no. 700061, 1954, condition B/A %u20ac 14.000 %u2013 16.000Extremely early Leica M3 in very good, original condition. It has all the early features, like the double stroke advance, the earliest type back door, early casting (with guss number 219), no %u2018L%u2019 seal, etc.The camera was delivered on 03.04.1954. It also has an early, collapsible M-mount Summicron 2/5 cm no.1040976 (with a Thorium glass element, including a matching, early lens cap with the Summicron name on the inside). Including an early unnumbered red maker%u2019s box (cond. B), an early leather case and English instructions from 1954. This is a very rare and beautiful outfit.77 Leica M3 Betriebskamera %u20ac4.000*%u2018M3-1123%u2019no. M3-1123, c.1958, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 8.000 %u2013 9.000Interesting very rare Leica M3 Betriebskamera (for internal factory use), intermediate version with metal press-film, memo film to 1,000 ISO,%u00a0speed progression 1-2-5, long strap lugs and rewind lever, frame selector, etc., in beautiful, mint condition, top plate and chassis engraved %u2018Betriebsk. M3 %u2013 1123%u2019, together with a very rare, interesting Elmar 2.8/50 mm no. 2503051 in M39 mount from a batch of only 100 units produced in 1971 (9 years after the last official M39 version batch) with matching %u2018Leitz-Eigentum%u2019 engraved on the side, with M39/M adapter bearing the intern reference %u2018104-034.033-000%u2019, such as any other Leica tool (!),with front lens cap.79 Leica M3 no. 700576 corner %u20ac16.000*no. 700576, 1954, condition B/A %u20ac 32.000 %u2013 34.000Very early M3 body with a distinctive corner at the front of the top plate (only found on the earliest examples of the Leica M3), with all original features like the early casting type (guss number 455), long strap lugs, no %u2018L%u2019-seal, early viewfinder and back door, the camera is in very good condition, showing some repair in the vulcanite,with matching very early collapsible Summicron 2/5 cm no.1116588 with Thorium glass elements, feet scale version showing cleaning marks on the front element, with eveready case, both camera and lens were delivered to Manca, New York on 12.03.1954.Leica M Cameras

