paul_nelson3 Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 I was looking at a "Leica DRP" with a serial number of 486553, and wondering when this was made, and what kind of a Lieca is this. Is this one of the III series? The seller implies it came into NYC on or about 1925. I figure it much later. It comes with a Summaron 35/3.5. Anyone have a clue? By the way, thanks Jack for all the lens test you have been doing; makes good reading down here on a hot day. <p> Paul Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyin_lee1 Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 According to Stephen Gandy's webpage on <a href="http://www.cameraquest.com/ltmnum.htm">Leica Screw Mount Serial Numbers</a>, it should be a IIIc produced in 1949/50. There's also more info in this tread: <a href="http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a- fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004PYQ">http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a- fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004PYQ</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyin_lee1 Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Oops! Wrong thread there, sorry! The thread I was looking is the one that explains the historical meaning of the "DRP" marking on Leica cameras (it stands for "Deutsche Reich Patent"). Perhaps other users of this forum will help. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor_randin3 Posted March 12, 2001 Share Posted March 12, 2001 This is a post-WWII Leica IIIc. Serial numbers 48000-49500 Hove refers to 1949/50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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