Hensoldt Publica + Xenar 3,5/50mm *
185
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€13,200
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Estimate € 10.000 – 12.000
Manufacture Year : c.1947
serial number : 135
extremely rare 35mm Leica II copy rangefinder camera by Hensoldt in Wetzlar with M39-mount, second version without screws holding the top plate and overall better finish (the only other known example is number 143), focal-plane shutter without slow speeds, rangefinder combined to the viewfinder, with matching rangefinder-coupled Xenar 3.5/5cm no.1791595, less than 100 of both versions were made, only few survived, production was stopped after Leica made patent claims, with special hood, lens cap, yellow filter and original leather case