Stolen Leica II with Elmar

[d_c]

I'm just putting this here in case anybody sees something pop up on Marketplace, etc.

My daughter had her bag stolen in north London last Friday (15th August 2025) which had in it a Leica II that she'd been using. It wasn't a collectible camera but it was in decent working condition and she was really distraught that it was taken. The camera was fitted with a later Elmar 5cm lens, Leica strap and Leitz FIRHE yellow filter. The serial number of the camera was 297008 and the lens serial number was 1323939.

A police reports has been filed, and it's been put on a couple of the standard databases, but if anyone on here happens to see it anywhere and remembers this post (I appreciate the chances of this are small) could you please let me know. Be aware that the camera body was originally bought from MW Classic and so the original completed listing for it still shows up on their website in google searches.

A couple of pics for reference:

 

[boojum]

Good luck.

 

[Richard G]

Poor kid. I had an M4 and Summilux 50 stolen in my mid 20s. I got over it. Nasty business. Who ever stole that Leica II will have no idea what it can do. If it's the worst thing that happens to your daughter she will be a very lucky woman. Best wishes.

 

[WoodallP]

That’s a real shame, there are lots of people fearful that they will get their Leica stolen in a targeted attack but this just sounds like bad luck. People who target Leicas are not generally going for Barnacks.

Not a surprise if it still shows up on MW, their record for removing sold items is a bit variable from what I hear.

 

[d_c]

Not a surprise if it still shows up on MW, their record for removing sold items is a bit variable from what I hear.

I mentioned it to avoid there being any misunderstanding - although the listing can still be found through google it shows up as "Out of Stock" and I don't think you can link to it from their website.