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Fred_L
Posted - Sep 23 2014 : 1:13:52 PM Hi all
I just received this camera... AS you can see, there is no engraving on top plate. I have removed top plate to look inside if there was an engraving remaining.. No marks, but different color inside top plate (little gold) May be you have some comments?
Posted - Sep 23 2014 : 4:26:01 PM With that release button and the vulcanite, it should be a late 1b, in fact from the last series (50/54xxx).
I always have two "no name" Feds, both 1d. I think that they were prepared for a Leica conversion, and not converted. Like yours.
As Alexander says, there was no "no name" Fed at all.
Amitiés. Jacques.
Vlad
Posted - Sep 23 2014 : 3:42:52 PM These cameras are templates for these fantasy cameras you see for sale. Someone just didn't finish it. I've seen a few like that. They file off the existing engraving, chrome it and strip it of everything then reengrave it.
Vlad
AlexanderK
Posted - Sep 23 2014 : 3:29:12 PM Hi Fred, this camera (or very similar to this) I have owned for a half an year and then sold it to the next one . So far as I know there were no any "no-name" FEDs at all. It was not the camera for export, but only for domestic market. Inscription on the top plate seemed to be erased and the top plate polished. I have never seen any traces of engraving inside of the plate on FEDs generally. It could be some spare part or a part prepared for engraving, but that is only my assumption.
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