Leica M1 olive Bundeseigentum Special Order
233
Hammer Price
€13,200
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €20,000 – 24,000
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1960
Original, first batch Leica M1 olive engraved "Bundeseigentum 12-121-5418", rare version with '5+13.5cm' engraving near the eyepiece, with MP top plate (only 75 of these cameras were produced and delivered to Wilhelmshaven and Kiel in 1960/61), in very good condition, showing typical small bubbles in paint, the vulcanite was once replaced and the camera was modified by Leica with 35mm frames, it also comes with a matching 'Bundeseigentum' Summaron 2.8/35mm no.1810313, this rare lens was delivered to German Marine, Kiel on 25.10.1961.