A small auction house in Southern Sweden has listed six different Swedish military Leica cameras for their upcoming auction on May 7th at 8:30 CEST. Five of the cameras are coming with a black Elmar 3.5/5cm lens. One of the Leicas IIIf cameras (No.822901) is the first camera in the batch 822901–823000 for the Swedish army (1956):
- Black Leica IIIf No.822901 with matching black Elmar 3.5/5cm No.1427165 (first camera in the first batch 822901–823000 for the Swedish army, 1956.)
- Black Leica IIIf No.822919 with matching black Elmar 3.5/5cm No.1427158
- Black Leica IIIf No.822956 with matching black Elmar 3.5/5cm No.1427099
- Black Leica IIIf No.822994 without lens
- Black paint Leica IIIg No. 987906. from series 987901–88025. Rear top plate with “Triple crown” engraving. With black paint Elmar 3.5/5cm No.1427101
- Black paint Leica IIIg No. 987986. Rear top plate with “Triple crown” engraving. With black paint Elmar 3.5/5cm No.1427109
In 2019 a LeicaRumors reader bought a rare Leica IIIg black paint camera for $23,800 and sold it for $477,000 in 2021:
Check also the wooden Leica IIIf replica camera listed for sale at the Leica Rumors Online Store:
New product in the online store: wooden Leica IIIf replica camera
