Lot Essay
The FAF was made by Gatto Cav. Antonio specifically for the wholesale dealer Giorgio Moretti. According to HPR only two or three examples were made. This camera is illustrated in HPR (p. 120).
Details
GATTO CAV. ANTONIO, Italy
A 35mm. prototype FAF camera no. 00001 with an Adlenar Anastigmat f/3.5 5cm. lens no. 2116.
A 35mm. prototype FAF camera no. 00001 with an Adlenar Anastigmat f/3.5 5cm. lens no. 2116.
Literature
HPR (1994), Leica Copies, 111, 120.
Antonetto & Malavolti (1983), Made in Italy, p. 43.
Antonetto & Malavolti (1983), Made in Italy, p. 43.