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Kristall IIa Staibryte
249
Hammer Price
€1,200
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €1,600 – 1,800
Condition : A/B
Manufacture Year : 1952
The first camera built in stainless steel. The pre-series of 10 cameras of the IIa model later produced was made of heavy nickel-plated steel and bore the wrong logo "staibryte" instead of "staybrite". Some of these devices have on the front a small brand with the letters K2 enclosed in a circle; some authors associate this mark with the conquest of the K2 summit by Italian climbers, but this hypothesis is uncertain. The offered camera is in excellent condition, comes with a matching chrome Optical-Vegar 3.5/5cm (M39 mount, in good condition with original cap, missing infinity lock), and a leather case.