Leica M3 · black paint

McKeown’s: black paint - Genuine, original

The Leica M3 black paint typically sells for £11,067 (median of 47 recorded sales, 2003–2026; solid evidence, wide spread).

Typical sale price
£11,067

median of 47 sales, 2003–2026

last 3 years: £15,297 (13 sales)

Solidwide spread
£1k£10k

Middle half of sales: £4,327–£28,011

10 of the records are from 2003–2012, when one sold for about £3,933; since 2014 the typical price is about £15,009 (37 sales).

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

Over time

£1k£10k200320102020

Latest sales All 49 →

[CLA'd in Feb 2026 MINT] Leica M3 Black paint Repaint DS Rangefinder From JAPAN£1,855
20 May 2026 · eBay · $2,501as sold ↗
● black paint◆ ▼ far below the rest

Other versions of the M3

chrome Double Stroke
77 sales£1,116Solidchrome (Single Stroke)
65 sales£850SolidBetriebskamera
8 salesabout £4,400Indicativeolive Bundeseigentum
7 salesabout £47,875Indicativechrome (1000000)
6 salesabout £1,112IndicativeDummy (attrape)
5 salesabout £480Indicativeblack paint (second batch)
4 salesabout £22,679Indicativechrome (early, corner)
4 salesabout £34,187Indicative

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“Leica M3 black paint: typical sale price £11,067, the median of 47 recorded sales, 2003–2026, middle half £4,327–£28,011 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/v/black-paint/

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