Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernie: Not an M5, but an example of what nice brassing can do on a black paint M http://www.sonc.com/allnew.htm Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Black M4 > Martin and Vick - thanks for the pointers - it appears to be enamel. I > am not sure that the dealer knows for sure - he is asking an "enamel" > price but I needed to verify that the unit was in fact 'enamel'. I am > not a collector so I will probably pass on this purchase. > > ernie > On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 06:44 PM, Martin Howard wrote: > > > > > Look at: > > > > http://cameraquest.com/mtype.htm > > > > According to this list, 1,225,0XX was indeed a black M4. However, the > > only clue Stephen provides (presumably because there was no info in > > the data supplied to him) is that "earlier" black M4s were enamel, > > while "later" ones were black chrome. 1,225,0XX dates from 1969. > > > > Later on the same page, he has black M4 Mots, which were all > > apparently enamel finish. The last numbers for these are 1,274,100. > > > > This would *suggest* that 1,225,0XX would be enamel, not chrome. > > > > Do you not have an opportunity to ask the seller what the finish is? > > > > As for value, you'll have to ask someone with the latest edition of > > the Leica pocket priceguide. > > > > M. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html