Leica M3 · black paint (second batch)

The Leica M3 black paint (second batch) sells for about £22,679 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2012–2024; indicative, one source).

Typical sale price
about£22,679

median of only 4 sales, 2012–2024

Indicativeone source
£9,311£19,289£26,068£38,154

Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Plus 459 sales of the M3 that may be this version
not checked yet, or the listing doesn’t say The M3 overall
713 sales£933Solid

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£19,289
Without the lowest sale£26,068

Every sale All 5 →

Leica M3 black paint outfit 'John Bulmer'£72,982
10 Jun 2023 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €85,000 · lot AI_20220121_1128_41237hammer ↗
● black paint (second batch)lot or parts · not in the price+ lens

Other versions of the M3

chrome Double Stroke
77 sales£1,116Solidchrome (Single Stroke)
65 sales£850Solidblack paint
47 sales£11,067SolidBetriebskamera
8 salesabout £4,400Indicativeolive Bundeseigentum
7 salesabout £47,875Indicativechrome (1000000)
6 salesabout £1,112IndicativeDummy (attrape)
5 salesabout £480Indicativechrome (early, corner)
4 salesabout £34,187Indicative

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“Leica M3 black paint (second batch): about £22,679, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2012–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/v/black-paint-second-batch/

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