Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFEIT?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Jan 12 12:47:08 2009

Berlin Baby Berlin!


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:23:54 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
> 
> The Russian guy made a booboo - the1936 Olympics were held in Berlin
> 
> Remember how  Adolf treated Jesse Owens
> 
> Cheers
> Douglas
> 
> Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
>> 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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