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3880 Leica M3 chrome Double Stroke %u20ac800*no. 705803, 1954, condition A/B %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.800Beautiful early double-stroke M3 chrome in almost mint condition with light signs of use, still in original condition with all early features such as no frame selector, no black wax seal on the bayonet, %u2018Buddha ear-style%u2019 lugs, 1-2-5-10 speed progression, ISO index%u00a0from 6 to 200, glass film pressure plate, etc, with body cap.81 Leica M3 chrome Double %u20ac2.000Stroke with Summicron 2/5 cmno. 701274, 1954, condition B/A %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000Beautiful early double-stroke M3 chrome in very good condition, some light signs of wear visible on the top plate and rear, still in original condition with all early features such as no frame selector, no black wax seal on the bayonet, %u2018Buddha ear-style%u2019 lugs, 1-2-5-10 speed progression, ISO index%u00a0from 6 to 200, etc, together with its body cap, delivered to Manca, New York on 06.04.1954, with matching early Summicron 2/5 cm no.1173500, meter scale, with some haze and light cleaning marks, with both lens caps, leather eveready case, Leica-Meter no.048352 (not reacting) with booster, with French instructions and German brochure.82 Leica M3 chrome Double Stroke %u20ac800*with Summicron 2/5 cm no. 840249, 1956, condition B+ %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.800Double stroke chrome transitional version with some early features such as speed progression with 1/5 sec., glass press film plate, %u2018Buddha ears%u2019 strap lugs and late features: frame selector and film%u00a0index up 1000 ISO, in good%u00a0condition, spots in the finder (rangefinder with good contrast still) and repair in vulcanite, together with collapsible Summicron 2/5 cm no.1364512 in meter scale, front element coating corroded, both delivered to retailer S%u00fcss, Germany, in 1956, with front lens cap, leather eveready case (cond. C) and Leica Meter MC no. 75943 (not reacting).83 Leica M3 chrome Double Stroke %u20ac800no. 856517, 1957, condition B+ %u20ac 1.600 %u2013 1.600Nice%u00a0chrome M3, transitional version double stroke with early type strap lugs, long rewind lever, modern speed progression, frame selector, etc, in good condition, showing some signs of use and scratches on the bottom plate, together with Elmar 3.5/5 cm no.1334026 (rear cap), optics showing some cleaning marks, with body cap, rear lens cap, leather eveready case, control tag, instructions and brochure from the famous Swiss Leica retailerW. Koch, red maker%u2019s box with matching body serial number.84 Leica M3 chrome with %u20ac1.200Summicron 2/50 mmno.1065677, 1963, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.800Beautiful quite late single stroke body in mint condition, with matching Summicron 2/50 mm no.1837819, very good optics, with%u00a0brown leather pouch.85 Leica M3 chrome Single Stroke %u20ac1.000no.1156894, 1966, condition A/B %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Beautiful very late M3 chrome (production ends with no.1158995),in almost mint condition,%u00a0only showing a few light signs of use, note the absence of lens lock release guard, typical for late models, with body cap and maker%u2019s box, Leica records show a late delivery to Karlsruhe, Germany, on 10.04.1967.

