Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: > > I checked all my books and cannot find any reference to grey paint M4s > -- olive painted I can find along with the "ubiquitous" bp :-). Not > even in Giunta, who does list an amazing number of other anomalies. If > you look at the pictures, you can see that the advance lever, the > baseplate, release guard, etc are all wrong. Even more glaring is the > use of an early M2 frameline illumination window. The screws on the > accessory shoe show marks of a ham-fisted assembly so my money is on a > privately cobbled together special. > > John Collier > > On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 11:17 AM, gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca wrote: > > > Sold yesterday on the 'Bay. See item no. 2950402835. > > > > Did Leica really make grey painted M4's? > > -- IF there was any armed conflict that Germany was slightly involved in during it's production my bet would be yes. There's almost always a war being put on. And we all get invited. Then we get the grey cameras. I think they could be made now. Others don't think so. Other colors and finishes are thought to have more appeal. I think flat dead navy grey would be killer in more ways then one and make LHSA or someone a ****load of cold hard presidents. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html