Leica IIIg black paint 'Swedish Army'
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Hammer Price
€36,000
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €30,000 – 35,000
Condition : B
Manufacture Year : 1960
An extremely rare military Leica IIIg in original, unrestored condition, with matching Elmar 2.8/5cm no.1636150. Black paint variants of Leica cameras from the 1950s are usually versions for press photographers. In one case, however, a military client also decided on the less conspicuous black finish: for the Swedish military Leitz produced 100 Leica IIIf cameras as well as 125 IIIg cameras in the black paint finish. The IIIg cameras bore the serial numbers 987901 - 988025 and were additionally engraved with the three “Crowns of Sweden” on the rear side of the top plate. The Elmar 2.8/5cm lenses were finished in silver chrome and engraved with the same emblem. It is one of the most attractive Leica cameras ever made.