Leica Gun

• Production era - 1937 only
• Code names
  • RIFLE - stock only with special camera baseplate
  • RITOO - RIFLE with Viso I housing, Leica IIIb, F = 20 cm 1:4.5 Telyt
  • RITEL - RIFLE with Viso I housing, Leica IIIb, f = 40 cm 1:5 Telyt I
  • RIPBO - RIFLE with Viso I housing, Leica IIIb, Hektor f= 13.5 cm 1:4.5
  • RIFUN - extremely rare carrying case for RIFLE
• Known as - Leica Gun or, in German, "Wetzlar Gewehr"
• Limited production - "The “Rifle” was inspired by Commander Attilio Gatti, the well-known photographer of animals in Africa, and was developed between 1935 and 1937 by E. Leitz, Inc. New York, before being introduced to the public in July 1938. . .Various authors differ in their estimates about the actual numbers of “Rifles” produced: while P. H. Hasbroeck assumes that only six units were produced, J. L. Lager concludes that a dozen were made overall. We consider a number of 10-12 “Rifles”, spread out today over collections worldwide, to be appropriate and realistic." [BAW] mailto:auction@westlicht.com
• Accessories - shown with 200-400 viewfinder, Viso-housing and dual cable shutter release
• Review
  • Marco Cavina
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