Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/15

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Subject: Re: ref III ? and lens
From: Jim Licquia <jlicquia@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 18:16:21 -0500

tmwyse@centuryinter.net wrote:
> 
> Help,
>     I just picked up (stole I hope) another old body and other stuff, the
> body is ser no 3497xx, it has range finder housing a separate piece, it
> appears flash sync has been added at some time as there is a pc conection
> just below the flash shoe on the range finder housing, it came with an f2
> 50 Summitar that it appears someone tied to get into and made a mess, the
> glass is excellent but it appears (comparied to another one i have) that
> the collapsable part is out of line by one third circumference of mount
> and someone tried to get into it and fix it and has gotten all the shutter
> leaves out of their mounts and suggestions as to who to send body for cla
> and lens to would sure help.
> 
>      it also came in a cute litte brown leather over metal (i think) case
> line in red velvet, the case is small 7x4 1/2 x 5 it has made in Germany
> but now other marks excpet on latch where it letters TURNYT and a
> IKA no and key No.  I don;t know if this is a Leica case or not.
> 
>     Any info you could provide would sure be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Tom
According to Sartorius' book, this serial number is included in a series
of IIIbs, "Model G" produce in 1940. The Summitar was the standard lens
and quite good. This is model is quite common. Approximately 128,000
were made.