Lot Essay
According to HPR the NR III was made by special order for the American military for use in the Korean war. The serial range was 1003-1056.
Details
Showa Optical Works, Japan
A NR III camera no. 1058, the top-plate and baseplate engraved Made in Occupied Japan and with a Tokyo Optical Co. Simlar f/3.5 50mm. lens
A NR III camera no. 1058, the top-plate and baseplate engraved Made in Occupied Japan and with a Tokyo Optical Co. Simlar f/3.5 50mm. lens
Literature
HPR (1994), Leica Copies, p. 210.
Further details
Condition: 5G
See illustration
See illustration