Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: History of the Dot?
From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 17:10:33 +0200
References: <B72AAA41.265B%douglas@dysmedia.com> <3B0538EF.8186A500@ubi.edu>

 
> Douglas Cooper wrote:
> >
> > A friend of mine is writing a novel, for which he needs details regarding
> > War-time Leicas.  He was wondering if the red dot trademark had been
> > introduced by then.
> 
> Leica R:
> In 1976 on the R3
> 
> Leica M:
> 1977-78 on the first hundred M4-2 and then on all the M4-P (1981).

Historically, the first Red Dot black taped was the first
black R3, number 1447101.

It never stopped since that date.

;-)

lucien

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