Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark DRP and DBP means Deutsch Reich Patent and Deutsch Bundes Patent, which is not the equivalent of Inc. over here. That would be GMBH or AG in Germany. It refers to the patents on the Leica. Noel Charchuk On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Mark Kronquist wrote: > > it's somewhat like Inc. in the US denoting the corporate status of Leitz > -----Original Message----- > From: Joop Wesselius <joopwess@wxs.nl> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 6:12 AM > Subject: [Leica] M4 question > > > >Dear LUG: > > > >today I bought an old M4 , serial 1214XXX, at the top engraved "DBP" Does > >anyone know the meaning of this ? > > > >Thanks and greetings from Holland, Joop > > > >