Contax II

My issue is about Contax II but as you know the relation with Kiev rangefinder camera it might interest some of you there

So, a couple of months ago I was dismantling a Contax II when looking at the front plate I saw that marking :



"22 OKT 1937"

Camera serial number is F421xx. According to a French book the camera was made in 1937. This seems to be a proof

I never seen something like that with Kiev camera... But I may be wrong Any comments ?

Best,
Jed

To best of my knowledge the year is usually encoded in the serial # on Russian cameras, I don't think they go to the extent of stamping month and day..

you should post that find on ZICG group (on yahoo), I'm sure some of my friends zeiss collectors and numbers crunchers will appreciate...

never heard of such stamps... and I own a lot of contaxes (11)

Stephan

Hello Stephan,

Feel free to pick up the picture and repost it other there. I'm not a member of the ZICG group...

All the best,
Jed