Leica M3 black paint set

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Product number: AI_41_40248
Starting Price €30,000
Estimate €60,000 – 70,000
serial number : 1097754
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1965
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Leica M3 black paint set

A black paint M3 from an official batch of 150 cameras delivered in 1964 (nos.1097701-1097850), in beautiful and original condition with its most desirable patina showing the typical bubbles appearing in the paint, a reference number hand-engraved on the bottom plate, with a beautiful, matching black paint Summicron 2/50mm no.1926616 issued in 1962, with very good optics including a black paint lens cap, a truly classic and sought-after combination, the camera was initially delivered to Brandt, Sweden, on 18.08.1965, the lens to Copenhagen, on 12.07.1966

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