Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds mighty suspicous. That is indeed where the serial number is to be found. Dan C. At 02:39 PM 24-07-99 -0400, you wrote: >Howdy all, > I just bought a used M6 from a large, long-time-in-business store in the >U.S.. When a friend asked me the serial number, I was forced to say that I >hadn't been able to find a serial number on it. He told me to look on the >hot shoe, and when I did, i found that one of the sides of the hot shoe, >the one where the serial number was supposed to be, has a decided >_depression_ or _groove_ in it, very finely milled, but a groove >nonetheless, did someone file off the serial number? it is also a slightly >lighter color, as though someone perhaps repainted it, though i would >think painstakingly. when a level is placed across the hotshoe, one side >is definately slightly lower than the other, which would fit in with some >metal being ground away. am i being paranoid? should i call the store i >bought it from and try and trace down the previous owner? > Thanks for your expertise, > > Kyle > > >