Kershaw Pergrine III
The Kershaw Peregrine III is a British-made folding roll film camera produced by Kershaw of Leeds in the late 1940s. It was positioned as a quality domestic folder during the post-war period when British photographic manufacturing was protected by import restrictions, and it competed at the upper end of the home market.
Hammer prices for the Peregrine III at recent UK auction sit in a wide band: the two most recent 2025 sales closed at £750 and £1,100, while a standout 2022 result reached £3,200. Today the working median sits around £1,100, and buyers in 2026 should read that 2022 figure as an outlier rather than a typical value — what a clean Peregrine III is worth at saleroom level (before buyer's premium) is more reliably indicated by the recent £750–£3,200 spread, skewed toward the lower half.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Nov 2025 | £750 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 60) Title: A Kershaw Pergrine III Folding Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Kershaw Pergrine III Folding Rangefinder Camera, serial no 4/26233, shutter working, rangefinder working, body G, some paint wear to lens door |
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| Jul 2025 | £1,100 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 538) Title: A Kershaw Peregrine III Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
A Kershaw Peregrine III Rangefinder Folding Camera, serial no 4/25857, shutter working, rangefinder working, body G, some paint wear to film door |
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| Mar 2022 | £3,188 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors sale (Lot 369) Title: A Kershaw Peregrine III Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1948, chrome, serial no. 4/26081, with Taylor Hobson Adotal f/2.8 80mm lens, chrome, serial no. 356089, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, G-VG, a |
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