Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/05

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: M6 ... what year
From: "Roger L. Beamon" <beamon@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 18:19:15 -0700 (MST)
 
At 07:18 AM 6/6/96 +1000, George Moore wrote:
>HI
>
>I'm looking at buying a black M6 serial number 1,760,902
>
>can anyone tell me the year this camera was made .... about 1990 / 92 ?

1988 according to Rogliatti's latest book. Does the roundel on the front say
Leitz or Leica? Production was shifting in 1988 from Wetzlar to Solms. The
Leitz roundel should indicate Wetzlar manufacture.
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