Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] 1936 ii/iii a/f/g Olympics seen at flea market.
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Mon Oct 9 00:39:39 2006
References: <580ji2lk5idn0d85719jrqg94cbp67pn2l@4ax.com> <000501c6eb30$81ba36e0$6401a8c0@opportunity>
 
Most likely one of these russian copies, especially when the engravings are 
colored. actual market value about $100. 
Didier

>I just saw what appears to be a store demo of a Leica made for the 36 
>Olympics. I don't know my ii's from
>iii's but here's what I did notice. (Sorry if my part names are off.) 
>First, the body was 'open' so you could
>see the film advance and take up mechanisms. The lens screwed into a 
>distance scale which in turn screwed into
>the body. The focusing arm had a crescent shaped thingy to ride on the back 
>of the lens' focusing cam instead
>to the circular piece I'm familiar with. The remainder of the body was very 
>clean and the black top plate with
>sn and 36 Olympics engraved and painted in red and white. The dealer claims 
>that this is a museum piece, but I
>don't know if I should believe him. Could it be for real? Any way to 
>establish its worth?
>-Lew
In reply to: Message from ericm at pobox.com (Eric) ([Leica] two of the old, one of the new)
Message from lew at fastmail.fm (Lew) ([Leica] 1936 ii/iii a/f/g Olympics seen at flea market.)