Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] M6 Tops
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:37:09 -0800
References: <NDEIJCBGJPIEPDFEENCMOEAECJAA.kitmc@acmefoto.com>

At 6:10 PM -0700 2/19/03, Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:
>Maybe the LHSA, being a commemorative, is repair-folk code-word for
>"special" Leicas. That'd work.
>
>Kit
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kit
>McChesney | acmefoto
>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 5:40 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: RE: [Leica] M6 Tops
>
>
>Well, I thought so too, but then I checked with Leica, and they said the
>only M6's that had brass tops were the LHSA's. Now I have started some
>twaddle and nonsense! Back to the fact-checker!
>
>Kit

The tops of the last batch of regular, black chrome M6-TTL's were 
also CNC milled from brass. Zinc was plated onto that, then the black 
chrome.

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Replies: Reply from Lucien <director@ubi.edu> (Re: [Leica] M6 Tops)
In reply to: Message from "Kit McChesney | acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com> (RE: [Leica] M6 Tops)