Leica MP chrome

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€66,000
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Product number: AI_100 Jahre_30478
Starting Price €20,000
Estimate €40,000 – 50,000
serial number : 309
Condition : A/B
Manufacture Year : 1958
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100 years of Leica Camera
Leica MP chrome

Fully original chassis engraved with matching number “P-309”, in perfect working condition, with 3 notches on filmstage, with chrome Leicavit MP in original (B+) condition, rigid Summicron 2/5 cm no. 1466750 (cap), original everready case. Approved and serviced by Ottmar Michaely. Original Leica MP with all early features, e.g. body without self-timer and with early version of lugs, matching back door (top plate was re-chromed by Leitz in the 1970s, otherwise it has been never refinished or modified). The chrome MP started with a small batch between nos. MP-1 to MP-11, followed by nos. MP-151 to MP-402. Originale Leica MP mit allen frühen Merkmalen wie Gehäuse ohne Selbstauslöser und erste Version Ösen, passende Rückwand (die Deckkappe wurde bei Leitz in den 70er Jahren neu verchromt, sonst wurde die Kamera niemals umgebaut). Die ersten Chrom MP Kameras waren eine kleine Gruppe im Nummernkreis MP-1 bis MP-11, gefolgt von den Kameras MP-151 bis MP-402.

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100 years of Leica Camera