Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks - -----Original Message----- From: Noel H. Charchuk <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] M4 question > >Mark DRP and DBP means Deutsch Reich Patent and Deutsch Bundes Patent, >which is not the equivalent of Inc. over here. That would be GMBH or AG in >Germany. It refers to the patents on the Leica. >Noel Charchuk > > > > >On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Mark Kronquist wrote: > >> >> it's somewhat like Inc. in the US denoting the corporate status of Leitz >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joop Wesselius <joopwess@wxs.nl> >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 6:12 AM >> Subject: [Leica] M4 question >> >> >> >Dear LUG: >> > >> >today I bought an old M4 , serial 1214XXX, at the top engraved "DBP" Does >> >anyone know the meaning of this ? >> > >> >Thanks and greetings from Holland, Joop >> > >> >> >