Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/01
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S/N To Date 12/29/00
This is a list of all reported M6HM (0.85) Serial numbers by LUG members,
Ebay Sales, and references from Stephen Gandy's WEB Pages......
Total is 140 cameras out of the entire production of 3130, as documented by
Leica.
The list is hardly complete but should be used as a guide.
The notation of US or Hong Kong etc. is the country the camera was purchased
in.
I have an email from Leica AG, Mr. Stefan Danial-Leica Camera AG Produkt
Management, M-System.
That email states there was a total production of M6HM of 3,130 units. I
have confirmed that report with him directly.
Standard Engraving as engraved on the back of the camera
Line 1 “LEICA CAMERA”
Lne 2 “MADE IN GERMANY”
1,915,038 Germany, Standard Engraving
1,917,990 Europe
2,296,539 Hong Kong
2,414,454 US Standard Engraving
2,414,629 Canada Standard Engraving
2,414,683 Europe Standard Engraving
2,414,835 Canada Standard Engraving
2,414,841 US Standard Engraving
2,414,849 Asia Standard Engraving
2,415,034 US Standard Engraving
2,415,092 US Standard Engraving
2,415,207 US Standard Engraving
2,415,252 US
2.415,277 US Standard Engraving
2,415,322 US
2,415,337 Europe Standard Engraving
2,415,388 Europe Standard Engraving
2,415,391 Europe Standard Engraving
2,415,467 HK Standard Engraving
2,415,483 Europe Standard Engraving
2,415,570 US Standard Engraving
2,415,615 US Standard Engraving
2,415,617 US Standard Engraving
2,415,628 US Standard Engraving
2,415,688 US Standard Engraving
2,415,729 US Standard Engraving
2,415,852 US Standard Engraving
2,415,868 US Standard Engraving
2,415,922 US Standard Engraving
2,415,946 Europe
2,415,974 US Standard Engraving
2,415,988 Asia Standard Engraving
There is no evidence of cameras with S/N between 2,416,000 and 2,422,999.
2,423,016 US Standard Engraving
2,423,040 US
2,423,068 Europe engraved LEICA CAMERA only
2,423,084 US Engraving on back says: “LEICA CAMERA GMBH”
underneath this, “Made in GERMANY”
2,432,091 Asia Standard Engraving
2,423,097 US Engraving same as # 2,423,084
2,423,195 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,207 US Standard Engraving
2.423.237 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,247 US Standard Engraving
2,423,248 Europe
2,423,249 Europe, Standard Engraving.
2,423,255 Canada Standard Engraving
2,423,271 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,307 US Standard Engraving
2,423,308 US Standard Engraving
2,423,327 US Standard Engraving
2,423,373 US Standard Engraving
2,423,398 Canada Standard Engraving
2,423,399 US Standard Engraving
2,423,408 US Standard Engraving
2,423.423 US
2,423,425 US Standard Engraving
2,423,476 Hong Kong Engraving on back says: “LEICA CAMERA GMBH”
underneath this, “Made in GERMANY” Same as #
2,423,084
2,432,509 US Standard Engraving
2,423,519 Hong Kong Engraving on back says: “LEICA CAMERA GMBH”
underneath this, “Made in GERMANY” Same as #
2,423,084
2,423,533 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,574 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,582 US Standard Engraving
2,423,592 Europe Standard Engraving
2,423,661 US Standard Engraving
2,423,664 US Standard Engraving
2,432,691 US Standard Engraving
2,423,733 US Standard Engraving
2,423,775 US Standard Engraving
2,423,975 US Standard Engraving
2,424,024 US Standard Engraving
2,424,092 Europe Standard Engraving
2,424,148 US Standard Engraving
2,424,176 US Standard Engraving
2,424,275 US Standard Engraving
2,424,331 US Standard Engraving
2,424,471 US Standard Engraving
2,424,475
2,424,512 US Standard Engraving
2,424,376 US Standard Engraving
2,424,500 Europe Standard Engraving
2,424,647 US Standard Engraving
2,424,633 US Standard Engraving
2,424,702 US Standard Engraving
2,424,785 Europe
2,424,927 US Standard Engraving
2,425,000 US Standard Engraving
There is no evidence of cameras with S/N between 2,425,000 and 2,431,000
2,431,315 US Standard Engraving
2,431,765 US Standard Engraving
2,431,816 US Standard Engraving
2,431,829 US Standard Engraving
2,431,875 HK Standard Engraving
2,432,008 US (?) Standard Engraving
2,432,500 US Standard Engraving
2,432,654 US Standard Engraving
2,432,692 US Standard Engraving
2,432,733 US Standard Engraving
2,432,899 US Standard Engraving
2,432,907 Europe Standard Engraving
2,432,983 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,062 Europe Standard Engraving
2,433,067 US Standard Engraving
2,433,108 US
2,433,145 US Standard Engraving
2,433,148 US Standard Engraving
2,433,155 US Standard Engraving
2,433,221 HK Standard Engraving
2,433,222 US Standard Engraving
2,433,231 US
2,433,243 US Standard Engraving
2,433,253 US Standard Engraving
2,433,302 US Standard Engraving
2,433,303 US
2,433,410 US Standard Engraving
2,433,437 US Standard Engraving
2,433,470 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,480 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,535 Europe Standard Engraving
2,433,586 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,620 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,633 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,650 UK Standard Engraving
2,433,654 US Standard Engraving
2,433,675 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,795 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,433,798 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
There is no evidence of cameras with S/N between 2,434,000 and 2,456,000
2,456,023 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
2,456,225 Europe .... Reported Stolen in Belgium
There is no evidence of cameras with S/N between 2,456,300 and 2,463,000
These were sold in late 1998.
2.463,906 US
2,463,909 Europe Standard Engraving
2,463,935 US Standard Engraving
2,463,940 US Standard Engraving
2,463,944 US Standard Engraving
2,463,962 US Standard Engraving
2,464,003 US Standard Engraving
2,464,011 US Standard Engraving
2,464,026 US Standard Engraving
2,464,030 US Standard Engraving
2,464,039 Europe Standard Engraving
2,464,077 US Standard Engraving
2,464,090 US Standard Engraving
If you see your camera listed with an incorrect S/N .... like I bungled a
few digits..... please email me
Note: Capitalization is as printed on the camera
A copy of these numbers is archived at Stephen Gandy’s site:
http://www.cameraquest.com/
Conclusions ( My opinion ):
Leica produces cameras in production batches ( maybe I should say they
produce serial numbers in batches). You may find this expected, but it was
a good for me to get some hard data on the issue. I do not expect to find
random S/N.
There were pre-production units that went to Canada and Asia. Maybe
elsewhere. S/N were random. Theses are most likely modified M6 bodies.
They substituted older style covers marked with the Leica Camera GMBH
engraving in 2 runs. These are exceedingly rare units..
Thank You.
May the Light be with you.
Long Live Leica M Cameras!
Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net