Leica III (unumbered)

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Leica III (unumbered)
black, with a Leitz Summar f/2 5cm. lens no. 208758, the back of top plate and lens barrel engraved KRIPO CHEMNITZ, (rangefinder housing synchronised), in ever ready case

Lot Essay

The Krip Chemnitz engraving signifies: Kriminalpolizei Chemnitz. This was the German police force responsible for criminal offences. Chemnitz is close to Dresden in Saxony, eastern Germany and was formerly the GDR's Karl Marx Stadt.

Condition: 5E
Cosmetic: Heavy use and wear.

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