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I had this camera listed on eBay as Leica IIIa  Monte en Sarre camera.. customer had question how the serial number 359200  is not aligned properly as compared to others that are on ebay..

the serial number compared to others is shifted slightly to left... my question is there also internal serial number that I can verify that it is correct serial number or is it a stamp misprint ?  or a fake camera ?

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vor 17 Stunden schrieb NYCV:

the serial number compared to others is shifted slightly to left... my question is there also internal serial number that I can verify that it is correct serial number or is it a stamp misprint ?  or a fake camera ?

majority of Monte en Saare have serial number shifted to the left. How much shifted is  not always the same, it depends how the engraver spanned the top cover in pantograph. Generally the N is approx in line with left edge of acc shoe. None of the camera that I identified has serial shited that much as 359200. Starting from apporx 3594xx serial is shifted more to the right but not centric vs acc shoe. 
Serial shifted to the left as on camnera in question does not neccessarily mean to me that the camera is not genuine. There is a second serial number hidden under the top cover that shall be inspected. 

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this is where the camera serial number is usually engraved  

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On 12/12/2024 at 13:57, jerzy said:

La mayoría de las Monte en Saare tienen el número de serie desplazado hacia la izquierda. La cantidad de desplazamiento no siempre es la misma, depende de cómo el grabador abarcó la cubierta superior en el pantógrafo. Generalmente, la N está aproximadamente en línea con el borde izquierdo de la zapata de acc. Ninguna de las cámaras que identifiqué tiene un número de serie tan desplazado como el 359200. A partir de aproximadamente el 3594xx, el número de serie está desplazado más hacia la derecha, pero no centrado en comparación con la zapata de acc. El 
hecho de que el número de serie esté desplazado hacia la izquierda, como en la cámara en cuestión, no significa necesariamente que la cámara no sea genuina. Hay un segundo número de serie oculto debajo de la cubierta superior que debe inspeccionarse. 

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