Lot Essay
The Red Flag was a direct copy of the Leica M4. According to St. Denny fewer than 200 of the camera and even fewer of the wide-angle and telephoto lenses were produced.
Leica Copy Cameras
A 35mm. Red Flag 20 camera no. 770184 with a Red Flag 20 f/1.4 50mm. lens no. 770015, in ever ready case, a Red Flag 20 f/1.4 35mm. lens no. 77140 in maker's plastic keeper and a Red Flag 20 f/2 90mm. lens no. 760037 in maker's plastic keeper. (3)
Details
A 35mm. Red Flag 20 camera no. 770184 with a Red Flag 20 f/1.4 50mm. lens no. 770015, in ever ready case, a Red Flag 20 f/1.4 35mm. lens no. 77140 in maker's plastic keeper and a Red Flag 20 f/2 90mm. lens no. 760037 in maker's plastic keeper. (3)
Literature
St. Denny (1989), Cameras of China, p. 37, 93.
Further details
See illustration