Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Serial no. question
From: mak@teleport.com
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 12:07:27 -0800

Fraud...probably long, long ago...either to avoid identity as a stolen piece
or in the chaos of the post war environment in Europe.

There is an internal chasis (SN) as well

Generally under the top plate


Mark

> 
> I was recently offered a 1a converted to a
> Standard.  The jpegs indicated that the serial
> no. in front of the accessory shoe had been
> sanded off.  I can't see anything else about
> the camera that would indicate that it isn't
> authentic.
> This isn't the first early rangefinderless
> Leica that I've seen with the serial no.
> effaced.  Is there some reason that this would
> have been done that is escaping me?
> 
> Curious in Ottawa,
> 
> Mark
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