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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFEIT?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Jan 11 15:31:10 2009
References: <6AF5A1EA-1953-41B2-AF9F-E5C4AACDEF1F@mac.com> <496A6CBF.9080003@san.rr.com>

Jerry,

I realised and posted that fact about 12 hours ago :-) , where have you 
been?

Douglas

Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> Robert and Ted
>
> Don't any of you people realise that the 1936 Olympics were held in 
> BERLIN, not Munich?
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Robert Rose wrote:
>> Ted,
>>
>> Dennis Laney's book "Leica Collectors Guide" has an extensive listing 
>> of serial numbers that might help.
>>
>> Serial number 10606 should correspond to a 1928 Leica I.
>>
>> The 1936 serial numbers range from around 183000 to 217500.
>>
>> Maybe the embossed cameras were a special edition with a different 
>> serial number range?
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Bob Rose
>>
>> Message: 19
>> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:16:07 -0800
>> From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
>> Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Message-ID: <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca>
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>>
>> 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
>>
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