Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
From: crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall)
Date: Sun Jan 11 00:20:30 2009
References: <C58EE385.48063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>

Ted

According to the Leica Pocket Book 7th Edition the serial number 10606
identifies the camera to be a Leica I made in 1928.

Chris B

2009/1/11 Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>:
> Hi crew,
>
> This note with a question from my son Scott this evening:
>
>
>
> Scott asked:
>
>>> I was over at a friends place tonight and he has an old Leica that he had
> bought off this old Russian guy a couple of years back, on the top of the
> camera it has embossed 1936 Munich Olympic, has the German bird crest and
> the serial number 10606.
>
>
>
> The question is, do you know anyone in the LUG that may be able to tell or
> trace the serial number and find out if it's the real deal or a knock off.
> The camera is in really good shape. <<<<<,
>
>
>
> There you go folks that's the question.
>
> I looked in a few real old Leica books but couldn't find any serial number
> information.
>
>
>
> Anyone out there like to take a shot at answering Scott's question?
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> ted
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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?)
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