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86230 Leica IIIf black paint Swedish Army %u20ac30.000no. 822929, 1957, condition B/A %u20ac 50.000 %u2013 60.000Only 100 IIIf cameras with special black painted Elmar 3.5/5 cm were manufactured for the Swedish military in 1957, they were specially modified to enable them to function in arctic conditions. The offered camera is original, never restored condition, with a beautiful patina around the edges, with matching black Elmar 3.5/5 cm no. 1427139. It comes with an original black paint lens cap, red box (unnumbered) and Swedish instructions. A sidenote found in the control book in the Leica Archive confirms the batch %u2018Kamera no. 822901-823000 matt. schwarz%u2019. The IIIf black is not only one of the top collector%u2019s items but also one of the most attractive military Leica cameras ever made.