Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information