1958-60, chrome, serial no. 6505656, with Nikon Nikkor-H f/2 50mm lens, black, serial no. 764736, body, VG, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some light internal marks, complete with S3 boxed case
Note: Uncommon USA model with a feet distance scale that was never offered for sale in the USA, it was mainly sold to US servicemen through the military ‘PX' shops and marked ‘EP’ in a diamond, this camera is not marked as such adding to its rarity. ref. "The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System" by Robert J Rotolini pp.151
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1958-60, chrome, serial no. 6505656, with Nikon Nikkor-H f/2 50mm lens, black, serial no. 764736, body, VG, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some light internal marks, complete with S3 boxed case
Note: Uncommon USA model with a feet distance scale that was never offered for sale in the USA, it was mainly sold to US servicemen through the military ‘PX' shops and marked ‘EP’ in a diamond, this camera is not marked as such adding to its rarity. ref. "The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System" by Robert J Rotolini pp.151
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 18th Nov, 2021