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 03:48:35 2009
References: <C58EE385.48063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <79pc8o$1r6qik@pd6mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <6af76ca00901110020x441bfad5p19c6ef93f8e59cc9@mail.gmail.com> <4969C8BA.1040403@gmx.de>

There's a thread on fakes here, and a picture of an Olympia Berlin fake too

http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00Hzyl

and another here

http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00HzzB

here's another in black

http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/0076PW

And here's where to buy them

http://www.ruscamera.net/copy.shtml


Cheers
Douglas


Douglas Sharp wrote:
> 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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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Creeped out)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?)
Message from crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall) ([Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] A REAL LEICA OR A COUNTERFIT?)