Ferki or Zod?

Would have fooled me without that rim. Since we don't know whether these two are even tried to match together could this tiny monster work at all? What...FED B or C model combined with late Zorki deco rim body
 
Yes it is a bit of a melange.

I like older Feds and even have a battered old spare body that might do the trick but not at these prices...makes you wonder what's inside too.
 
Looks to be a Zorki 1C body, I don't see why this wouldn't work!
Possibly a replacement of a damaged soft body? Or a Franken FED from a spare parts bin.
 
The bodyshell does not belong on it, that's for sure. Probably explains why there are missing screws too. I think the FEDs had the screw-holes drilled by hand, so they don't end up in "standard" positions. Hence a Zorki crate might well not have the holes line up and they can't easily be fitted.

The main concern in swapping shells like this is that the mount-to-film distance may not have been re-set to match the lens.

Perhaps the seller is unaware that this is a franken-camera. He also, mistakenly, claims the lens is an exact copy of the Elmar, which it is not.
 
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