Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/11

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Subject: Re: Elmar numbers
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 01:02:00 +0100 (BST)
 
At 22:27 11/08/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Willams of Hove Cameras, a firm that I have found to very reliable, sold me
>a "user"  f/3.5 Elmar  - which I requested - along with the provision that
>the lens be " post war" sold me a REAL user - no problems with the quality
>- just the description- No. 593738. Ben's list (admittedly wrong as there
>were no M series list before 1953) lists this number as 1943 - any
>thoughts?

The Leica Collector's Guide has a list of Leica lens serial numbers in the
back and that serial number lens, according to this table, was made in 1943. 

Joe Berenbaum