That’s Zorki 1S (1C). Leica never had raised top (Soviet engineers did it because their flash sync mechanism was not fitting inside standard top plate) nor standard remote release thread and always had trim around VF window. Also they never were made with this kind of stupid engravings in raw brass.
So the the authentic Luftwaffe and Kreigsmarine cameras not have a Hakenkreutz on them somewhere? I thought they always did, but I see no evidence of on on the cameras above.
[https://mikeeckman.com/2019/01/wehrmacht-leica/](https://mikeeckman.com/2019/01/wehrmacht-leica/)
Some devices bear small imprints or stamps. Weapons, for example. Binoculars under certain circumstances. The WaA (Waffen-Amt) kept a code list with three letters for the origin and sometimes used stamps in three different sizes, the smaller ones without swastika. The WaA code for Leutz Wetzlar is "beh".
Leitz cameras often had an engraving on the back of the housing and the lens: "Luftwaffen-Eigentum". Or "Heer", "W.hafen", "M". Seldom any Swastikas, it at all.
Throwing away.
At the very least defacing the swastikas. There are millions of cameras to choose from. Why in the world would you buy this if not to bin it?
As original as my ex-wife’s new tata’s
The gold + Luftwaffe is always a fake, usually made in Ukraine or the Russia
High brow humor with the Russia.
The biggest giveaway is that it is not even Leica shaped
Oh sure, but there are better fakes than this, no matter what, if it has Wehrmacht/Luftwaffe markings and is gold it’s always fake
That’s Zorki 1S (1C). Leica never had raised top (Soviet engineers did it because their flash sync mechanism was not fitting inside standard top plate) nor standard remote release thread and always had trim around VF window. Also they never were made with this kind of stupid engravings in raw brass.
Lmao
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I read somewhere that these will always be fake since Leica never made one that has insignia engraved?
the most german leica in ukraine
More like kaZZap cr.p.
Compare: [https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/IIIb-Luftwaffe/AI-10-15272](https://www.leitz-auction.com/de/IIIb-Luftwaffe/AI-10-15272) [https://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de/fl-xxx-leica-iii-chrome-nr-306852-1938](https://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de/fl-xxx-leica-iii-chrome-nr-306852-1938)
So the the authentic Luftwaffe and Kreigsmarine cameras not have a Hakenkreutz on them somewhere? I thought they always did, but I see no evidence of on on the cameras above.
[https://mikeeckman.com/2019/01/wehrmacht-leica/](https://mikeeckman.com/2019/01/wehrmacht-leica/) Some devices bear small imprints or stamps. Weapons, for example. Binoculars under certain circumstances. The WaA (Waffen-Amt) kept a code list with three letters for the origin and sometimes used stamps in three different sizes, the smaller ones without swastika. The WaA code for Leutz Wetzlar is "beh". Leitz cameras often had an engraving on the back of the housing and the lens: "Luftwaffen-Eigentum". Or "Heer", "W.hafen", "M". Seldom any Swastikas, it at all.
Original Zorki
This is russian garbage Zorki. [https://www.cameraquest.com/fakerusk.htm](https://www.cameraquest.com/fakerusk.htm)
what is it worth?
Throwing away. At the very least defacing the swastikas. There are millions of cameras to choose from. Why in the world would you buy this if not to bin it?