Reid III Body & Taylor Hobson 2" f2 + Cap, Case

Condition: Exc + Serial number: 849937

Camera serviced: June 2026

Condition: Exc Serial number: 139846

Condition: Exc Serial number: 878370

Condition: Exc Serial number: 319954

Condition: Body Exc + Serial number: 42511 

Condition Lens: Some internal marks on elements, may not affect performance.

Camera serviced: June 2026

Comes with case (latch non functioning) 

Condition: Exc Serial number: 9832

Camera outfit including rangefinder, push on lens cap and outfit case. (The case will need re-stitching in places) 

Lovely example of an early mushroom/dimple shutter release Leica I from 1925

Condition: Exc Serial number: 316825

The viewfinder has been modified and is functional only at close up. (Infinity is blurry)

Condition: Exc Serial number: 30043 / 431268

The camera comes with 50mm Elmar Lens (CLEARANCE CONDITION: Optics scratched and hazy), Original case (Needs restoration and missing nose section) and 2 film cassettes 

The original camera wrap has been restored, see extra images

The 250 camera, often referred to as the 'Reporter', is a black Leica III with increased film capacity. The enlarged film chambers allowed a cassette containing 10metres of film (250 exposures). 

Condition: Exc Serial number: 281294

Condition: Exc Serial number: 396750

The camera has had a repair to the wrap, see extra image

Condition: Exc + Serial number: 425259

The camera's cover is cracked in a couple of places, see extra images

Condition: Exc Serial number: 284391

British Royal Navy Condition: Exc + Serial number: 275355 (PATT8665)

Condition Lens: Exc Serial Number: 208490 (PATT 8670)

The camera comes with non-Leica case, includes Leica Motor with box.

Stamped on Leica Motor box saying ‘PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT HMS EXCELLENT PORTSMOUTH’

HMS Excellent is a Stone Frigate Naval Base located in Portsmouth that is still in use today.

Please note, a plate has been riveted onto the top of the camera, we were not sure what was underneath, so we have removed the top plate to view it and it revealed that it has been cut away so we will never know.

Also includes original baseplate.