Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/07

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Subject: [Leica] M4 question
From: Robert Rose <rjr@usip.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 12:14:08 -0700
 
Joop Wesselius wrote:
today I bought an old M4 , serial 1214XXX, at the top engraved "DBP" Does anyone know the meaning of this ?"

From Laney's book:
This would be the patent notice, Deutsche Bundespatents.  There is also the same marking on Linhof cameras.

The mark was D.R.P. for Reichpatents until about 1952.

Congratulations and welcome.  Take lots of pictures and share them with us.

Bob Rose