Leica M6 Platinum "Bruckner"

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200 Platinum Leica M6's were made in 1996 to honor the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner 100 years after his death. They were commissioned by the Austrian distributor of Leica, Leitz-Austria. 

The camera comes with a special platinum Leica 50mm/2.8 Elmar. Both the lens and camera body are engraved "Anton Bruckner 1824-1896” and the top plate goes one further, with an engraving of the composer's profile. The serial number of this camera is 2278150 and are running from 2278001 to 2278211, though this range was listed as being "M6 platinum Brunei" in the serial number list I got from Leica…

Besides the regular Leica serial number, there is a second serial number on the other accessory shoe rail.  The 2nd serial range runs 00-01 to 09-20, commemorating the 10 Bruckner symphonies.  The first two digits represent each of the 10 symphonies, with 20 cameras being assigned to each, which results in the 200 Bruckner Leicas of which this camera has got the serial number : 7-10. The body covering is gray-blue embossed Iguana and it seems the good composer did not like on of his creations, withdrawing it and giving it the number zero, and so 0 to 9 instead of 1 to 9.  It comes with a beautiful wood presentation box (which is actually from the “Ein Stuck”) and certificate of authenticity included.

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