New and trying to confirm IIIf

[Bagman77]

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I have a Leica screw thread system that has serial number 813507. Silver and black with a single mount on top and dual view port on back. From what I can find, it should be a 1956 IIIf. It has the red & black rangefinder dial but the actual lettering appears gold. I keep reading about black or red lettering. Has the DBP, meaning it is older than 1952 from what I can find online.

 

I also have what seems to be a 1953 Leitz Summicron S-collapsible f-5cm 1:2 lens, sn 114199.

 

Finally, I have a Leitz viewfinder #69037. I cannot find the year for it.

 

Can anyone tell me the year of the rangefinder and if my information appears accurate?

Thanks

[neal]

by the serial # of the body it should be a 1956 IIIf, the serial # you listed for the lens must be missing a digit, recheck it. Also if you can post a photo of your items it would help a lot.

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[duckrider]

... Has the DBP, meaning it is older than 1952 from what I can find online.

 

No, D.R.P. means "Deutsches Reichspatent" Engraving from pre WII time until ~~1952 (others will know much better than me)

 

DBP means "Deutsches Bundespatent" = postwar authority in German Fed. Republic after WWII.

 

Reason that Leitz did change much later than 1945 (thanks God the end of "German Reich") from D.R.P. is to be read here:

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

History and engraving variants, in German language:

Leica Gravuren - PhotoDeal, Magazin f

http://www.leicapages.org/

look under IIIf

 

looking for production numbers always choose:

http://www.summilux.net/numeros/

 

 

Thomas

Edited January 18, 2015 by duckrider