140 - Kamera Werkstätten (K.W.) | Praktiflex, Gray/Red-Brown

Kamera Werkstätten (K.W.) | Praktiflex, Gray/Red-Brown Estimate: €1,000–1,200 Year: c.1940 Serial No.: 4728 Condition: B+ English: A rare first-generation Praktiflex in an unusual dark-gray crackle finish with original reddish-brown leather covering, manufactured by Kamera-Werkstätten, Dresden-Niedersedlitz, around 1940. This camera belongs to a very small group of specially finished Praktiflex cameras generally referred to by collectors as the “NS-Praktiflex.” Only approximately 150 examples with a dark-gray finish and brown or reddish-brown leather covering are known to exist. These cameras are sometimes described as military or Wehrmacht cameras, although no military issue has been confirmed. It comes with the matching Xenar 2.8/5 cm lens, no. 1694747, featuring an early M40 screw mount, a waist-level reflex finder, and a characteristic top-mounted shutter release. In very fine and working condition with case. German: Rare first-generation Praktiflex in an unusual dark-gray textured lacquer finish with original reddish-brown leather trim, manufactured around 1940 by the Kamera-Werkstätten Dresden-Niedersedlitz. The camera offered here belongs to a very small group of specially designed Praktiflex models, which collectors usually refer to as “NS-Praktiflex.” Only about 150 examples of the dark gray version with brown or reddish-brown leather trim are believed to exist. These cameras are sometimes described as military or Wehrmacht cameras, but no evidence of military use has been found. It comes with a matching Xenar 2.8/5 cm lens (No. 1694747) featuring an early M40 screw mount, a light-well viewfinder, and the characteristic top-mounted shutter release. In very nice, fully functional condition, with a carrying case.