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87231 Leica IIIg black paint Swedish Army %u20ac20.000*no. 988003, 1960, condition B/A %u20ac 40.000 %u2013 45.000An extremely rare military Leica IIIg in original, unrestored condition, with matching chrome collapsible Elmar 2.8/5 cm no. 1495721, the camera was delivered to Brandt, Stockholm, on 25.05.1960 and is the third one made. It is also in excellent condition, showing an amazing patina with small bubbles appearing all over the camera%u2019s body. Black paint variants of Leica cameras from the 1950s are usually versions for press photographers. In one case, however, a military client also decided on the less conspicuous black finish: for the Swedish military, Leitz produced 100 Leica IIIf cameras and 125 IIIg cameras in the black paint finish. The IIIg cameras bore the serial numbers 987901%u2013988025 and were additionally engraved with the three %u201cCrowns of Sweden%u201d on the rear side of the top plate. It is one of the most attractive Leica cameras ever made.