Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M-3 Serial Numbers
From: John Hudson <jahudson@direct.ca>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:58:30 -0800
 
At 11:37 PM 06-02-99 -0800,  "Robert L. Clark" <bobclark1@home.com> wrote:

>Thank you, Nathan.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] M-3 Serial Numbers
>
>
>>According to the Leica Pocket Book, general production ceased in 1966 at
>number
>>1158995. In addition, during 1967-68 a further 43 olive green M3s were made
>>(for the German army), carrying numbers 1158996-1159000 and
>1206962-1206999.
>>With those, you are talking real rarity.

Were these green machines different in colour only as compared to the
non-olive green variety?

jh