What is the model of the Soviet photographic equip

My friend, the collector of cameras from Astrakhan, Ilnur Aubikerov , gained an unusual camera. The logo on the meter box of the camera "baffled"."VTSVS"(ВТСВС) What is the model of the Soviet photographic equipment?[url][/url]
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Hi, this is TSVVS in Cyrillic, Topographicheskaya Sluzhba Voenno-Vozdushnyh Sil or Topographical Service of Military-Air Forces. Please see http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/TSVVS.
Its hard to say whether it is genuine or whether someone has just engraved to logo onto the meter cover of a Kiev IIIa.

Cheers,

Steve

Vladimir,
it seems to be an aftermarket engraving. I have seen this camera on Ebay.
So far as I know there were no Kiev-cameras with such engraving.

Regards, Alexander

I agree with Alexander. it's a novelty item. I've seen these here and there.

Cheers,
Vlad

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Originally posted by SteveA

Hi, this is TSVVS in Cyrillic, Topographicheskaya Sluzhba Voenno-Vozdushnyh Sil or Topographical Service of Military-Air Forces.

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Again and again: this logo just read clockwise -- VTS VS -- Voenno-Topographicheskaya Sluzhba Vooruzhyonnykh Sil (Military Topographic Service of the Armed Forces).

See also:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%EE%EF%EE%E3%F0%E0%F4%E8%F7%E5%F1%EA%E0%FF_%F1%EB%F3%E6%E1%E0_%C2%EE%EE%F0%F3%E6%B8%ED%ED%FB%F5_%F1%E8%EB_%D0%EE%F1%F1%E8%E9%F1%EA%EE%E9_%D4%E5%E4%E5%F0%E0%F6%E8%E8