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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
From: leica at web-options.com (Bob W)
Date: Sun Jan 11 12:08:27 2009
References: <C58EE385.48063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca><6af76ca00901110020x441bfad5p19c6ef93f8e59cc9@mail.gmail.com><4969C8BA.1040403@gmx.de> <DDD411DD8BEC4BD887F198B49BBAB39C@D1S9FY41><71E2C9B3E46D46818655818A08B64594@precisionm50> <496A436F.9010608@tele2.fr>

So nobody in France has ever seen the Sound of Music, then? 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Philippe AMARD
> Sent: 11 January 2009 19:07
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
> 
> Bob,
> 
> FYI : in some countries such as mine, circulating 
> information/pictures 
> such as what I suspect is at the other end of the link you posted is 
> strictly forbidden and may bring you to the courts ... I know 
> it may be 
> felt as harsh in other countries but pointing to such sites 
> on the list 
> may be the cause of unwanted, albeit unvoluntary, trouble.
> Thanks for your understanding.
> Philippe
>  
> 
> 
> Bob W wrote:
> 
> >The Nazis continued to use the eagle as a symbol, but they 
> sometimes put it
> >on top of a swastika.
> >
> >http://www.usmbooks.com/nazi_eagle_swastika.html
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org 
> >>[mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On 
> >>Behalf Of Seth Rosner
> >>Sent: 11 January 2009 13:43
> >>To: Leica Users Group
> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
> >>
> >>Right, Doug, but a double mistake; in 1936 it is unlikely 
> >>that Leitz would 
> >>have engraved anything on the topplate; if they had, it would 
> >>have been the 
> >>swastika, not an eagle.
> >>
> >>Seth
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> >>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:23 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>The Russian guy made a booboo - the1936 Olympics were held 
> in Berlin
> >>>
> >>>Remember how  Adolf treated Jesse Owens
> >>>
> >>>Cheers
> >>>Douglas
> >>>
> >>>Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Ted
> >>>>
> >>>>According to the Leica Pocket Book 7th Edition the serial 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>number 10606
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>identifies the camera to be a Leica I made in 1928.
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris B
> >>>>
> >>>>2009/1/11 Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>:
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi crew,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>This note with a question from my son Scott this evening:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Scott asked:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>I was over at a friends place tonight and he has an old 
> >>>>>>>              
> >>>>>>>
> >>Leica that he 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>>had
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>bought off this old Russian guy a couple of years back, 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>on the top of 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>the
> >>>>>camera it has embossed 1936 Munich Olympic, has the 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>German bird crest 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>and
> >>>>>the serial number 10606.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The question is, do you know anyone in the LUG that may 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>be able to tell 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>or
> >>>>>trace the serial number and find out if it's the real 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>deal or a knock 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>off.
> >>>>>The camera is in really good shape. <<<<<,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>There you go folks that's the question.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I looked in a few real old Leica books but couldn't find 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>any serial 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>number
> >>>>>information.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Anyone out there like to take a shot at answering Scott's 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>question?
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thank you in advance.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>ted
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>_______________________________________________
> >>>>>Leica Users Group.
> >>>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>information
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>_______________________________________________
> >>>>Leica Users Group.
> >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>information
> >>    
> >>
> >>>_______________________________________________
> >>>Leica Users Group.
> >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more 
> information
> >>>      
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>Date: 1/10/2009 
> >>6:01 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>Leica Users Group.
> >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Leica Users Group.
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> >
> >  
> >
> 
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