Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Jan 11 02:24:10 2009
References: <C58EE385.48063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <6af76ca00901110020x441bfad5p19c6ef93f8e59cc9@mail.gmail.com>

The Russian guy made a booboo - the1936 Olympics were held in Berlin

Remember how  Adolf treated Jesse Owens

Cheers
Douglas

Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
> Ted
>
> According to the Leica Pocket Book 7th Edition the serial number 10606
> identifies the camera to be a Leica I made in 1928.
>
> Chris B
>
> 2009/1/11 Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>:
>   
>> 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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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?)
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