Elmar 4/9cm 'collapsible Prototype'
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Hammer Price
€66,000
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €18,000 – 20,000
Condition : A-
Manufacture Year : c.1946
extremely rare prototype Elmar in collapsible M39 screw-mount, aperture scale reads from rear to front, black painted front ring, meter scale (clean lenses, both caps), lens no.633015 is illustrated in Lars Netopil 'Prototype Leica' p.273-275 (with chrome front ring), lens no.633008 (with black front ring) is illustrated in Paul-Henry van Hasbroeck 'A History illustrating every Model and Accessory' - ex Paul-Henry van Hasbroeck collection