Timmyjoe
Veteran
I was just ready to buy an M3 from the big auction site, (had done all my research and thought I had found a good one) when suddenly I noticed something. The seller is claiming the camera is a late serial number #1041XXX and a single stroke, which is what I was looking for. But then I noticed these two screws:
I had not seen them on other later model M3 cameras like this one below:
Upon further study, I found the screws on older M3 models, some of the original M3's, all with serial numbers below #781XXX, as seen below:
So it now appears to me that someone put a higher serial number cover on an earlier Leica M3. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks for any and all information.
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Best,
-Tim

I had not seen them on other later model M3 cameras like this one below:

Upon further study, I found the screws on older M3 models, some of the original M3's, all with serial numbers below #781XXX, as seen below:


So it now appears to me that someone put a higher serial number cover on an earlier Leica M3. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks for any and all information.
__________________
Best,
-Tim