Lot Essay
One hundred 'kältefest' black Leica IIIf cameras were built between serial number 822901 and 823000 in 1956. They were supplied to the Swedish army for arctic operations.
Details
Leica IIIf no. 822916
black, red-dial, with a black Leitz Elmar 5cm. f/3.5 lens no. 1427130
black, red-dial, with a black Leitz Elmar 5cm. f/3.5 lens no. 1427130
Literature
Leica Historica (1978), Band I, p. 184.
P-H van Hasbroeck (1983), Leica, p. 99.
Shinichi Nakamura (1991), Leica Collection, p. 83.
P-H van Hasbroeck (1983), Leica, p. 99.
Shinichi Nakamura (1991), Leica Collection, p. 83.
Further details
Condition: 5F