Mamiya Pistol Camera *
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Hammer Price
€7,200
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €6,000 – 7,000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1954
An extremely rare half-frame 35mm camera (for standard film cassettes) shaped like a handgun, according to the literature, these cameras were made for the Japanese police, who used them mainly for photographing demonstrators. The offered example is in very good condition (police markings defaced, as usual) and comes with an original leather holster. Only about 300 of these cameras were manufactured, most of them were officially destroyed a few years after production.