Mamiya Pistol Camera *

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Product number: AI_20220121_1128_41674
Starting Price €3,000
Estimate €6,000 – 7,000
serial number : 1087*
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1954
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Mamiya Pistol Camera *

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.

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