LEICA IIIc with red S/N

[estenopo]

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Hola. Hoy no les hago una pregunta, sino que les comparto información que el Sr. Eberhard Jacob de Leica Camera AG tuvo la amabilidad de brindarme el 14 de enero de 2019, cuando preguntó por mi cámara Leica IIIc con números rojos.

Respondió que se fabricó en febrero de 1948 como parte de un lote de 99 cámaras para soldados estadounidenses en Alemania (Eucom Exchange). Esta "edición especial" no se menciona en ningún libro sobre Leica.

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[Dr Monochrom]

Hola. Gracias por compartir. Creo que nunca me he encontrado con una cámara con grabado rojo.

 

Traducido con Google Translator.

[Giuliobigazzi]

Hello, these red serial leicas are a mystery.. the have been forgotten, but genuine.

including yours, I have recorded serials:

423667 (Eucom)

423676 (Offenbach)

423616

423624

A reliable source once told me that an ex Wetzlar factory worker said that these red numbers denoted a shutter modification that would later be implemented in the IIIF. 
One of these cameras would have to be inspected internally to investigate. 

[willeica]

2 hours ago, Giuliobigazzi said:

Hello, these red serial leicas are a mystery.. the have been forgotten, but genuine.

including yours, I have recorded serials:

423667 (Eucom)

423676 (Offenbach)

423616

423624

A reliable source once told me that an ex Wetzlar factory worker said that these red numbers denoted a shutter modification that would later be implemented in the IIIF. 
One of these cameras would have to be inspected internally to investigate. 

Sounds plausible. I'll ask Jim Lager.

William

[dubois pierre]

This series really existed, I haven't seen one before. It remains to be seen what differentiates them from a normal Leica III.

[willeica]

14 hours ago, Giuliobigazzi said:

Hello, these red serial leicas are a mystery.. the have been forgotten, but genuine.

including yours, I have recorded serials:

423667 (Eucom)

423676 (Offenbach)

423616

423624

A reliable source once told me that an ex Wetzlar factory worker said that these red numbers denoted a shutter modification that would later be implemented in the IIIF. 
One of these cameras would have to be inspected internally to investigate. 

I got two replies from Jim Lager.

The first:

"I have encountered Leicas with red filled serial numbers but there never seemed to be any 

 reason for this embellishment. I have never heard anything from the service department regarding this. It was

 so infrequent that we surmised the red color may have been added by the camera's owner.  There are 

probably no service technicians remaining that could comment further."

And the second one after I had pointed out the dates and the nearness of the numbers. 

"Amazing the numbers are grouped so closely.

This is possibly/probably significant. Internal and service /production

records may have the answers. "

I believe that what Jim is saying is that the case for these being' test beds' of some kind is unproven. He had thought that the examples he had before seen were done by owners, but now that he has seen the dates and numbers, he is not so sure. 

An interesting 'anomaly'. I'll ask around in Wetzlar when I there next month. Lars may know. 

William