leica ii $8000

[nikonosguy]

what is up with this... it's a $300/$400 camera tops




RARE working 1932 Leica II and Leitz Elmar 5cm 1:3.5 lens, Liberated in WW II



[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Absolutely Authentic - Given by a wounded German Field Officer to an American battlefield surgeon in 1943 and kept in family for 72 years - used occasionally when a quiet, lightweight precision 35mm camera was essential.
Provenance statement included with full documentation. All photos are of this original Leica and lens.



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[flyingpalm]

I don't see any wrong with it, to the seller, it worth that much.

 

[nikonosguy]

^^^^ you can buy my black paint iid with summar and scnoo winder and accessories for $5000 -- a deal compared to this

 

[flyingpalm]

Do you need to buy everything listed on eBay?🙂

 

[nikonosguy]

i don't buy on ebay any more.

 

[flyingpalm]

Then why are you still looking at it?🙂

 

[nikonosguy]

because i was talking to a friend about high prices

 

[p.giannakis]

Others in here will know better but there is something i am not sure about. Leica II from 1932 did not have strap eye-lets and the letters on the camera seem a bit dodgy...
Is it a real one?

 

[greyelm]

It has the serial number of a model II (1931-2-3) but has been factory upgraded to a model III, probably in the late 1930s.

 

[sevo]

Well, with documents of provenance, it has a bit higher historical value than average. On the other hand, it is upgraded and in below average condition. Might sell for more than $400, but it will take a long time to sell even if the seller accepts less than 10% of the asking price...

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

1943 and they met? Where and how?

Regards, David

 

[sevo]

Hi,

1943 and they met? Where and how?

Regards, David

POW camp, presumably. By that time, a whole German army had been captured in Libya, with US help.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Sicily campaign, Italy after the invasion...all possible.

 

[David Hughes]

Thanks, the memory is going, I'm afraid.

Regards, David