IIIg, 'three crowns' laying on the counter..

[Linkert]

Went to a camera store to buy a 100ft roll of FP4+. The camera store owner was in a chatty mode, we talked for a while about stocks, caffenol, fsu and what not. Then he picks up a small plastic store-bag from the counter, laying right beside the register and pulls out a Leica IIIg, 'three crowns' Swedish military camera in pretty much mint condition and had me hold it whilst he explains how expensive it is, how many there are.

So there I am, standing with a 60.000-80.000 USD camera in my hands, and I don't even have any real Leica enthusiasm.

Such a weird store owner 😛

 

[Paulbe]

Linkert--holy cow, Dude!! You didn't BUY it??!!??
What a thrill...
Paul

 

[kbg32]

Coooooool.

 

[gdi]

Interesting - I had never heard if the "3 Crowns" model. I looked it up - wow!

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Well you could just look at it this way: if you can buy it, it isn't rare 🙂

 

[johannielscom]

Someday that Leica enthusiasm will come and you will recall that event on many an occasion, IMHO...

 

[Ronny]

This Three Crown Swedish Military Cameras, was sold as Military surplus in Överskottslagret in Sweden, for near no money at all, in the sixties/seventies.
Times have changed everyhing about this Cameras now.
Regards from Sweden
Ronny

 

[Linkert]

This Three Crown Swedish Military Cameras, was sold as Military surplus in Överskottslagret in Sweden, for near no money at all, in the sixties/seventies.
Times have changed everyhing about this Cameras now.
Regards from Sweden
Ronny

På ÖB alltså, fy fan man skulle vart där ^^

 

[Ronny]

Yes, you should been there.....
It´s also described in an early Magazine, "Foto" from the good old days.