Williamson Machine-Gun Aircraft camera£805
29 May 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,198 · lot AI_5_23186hammer ↗
+ lens
Williamson Machine Gun Aerial Camera
camera
The Williamson Machine Gun Aerial Camera has 1 recorded sale: £805 (29 May 2004, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Williamson Machine Gun Aerial Camera is a specialist British military camera designed for aerial gunnery training, recording what a gunner would have hit had a real weapon been fired. With no recent comparables, today's value is difficult to pin down at saleroom level, and what one of these is worth in 2026 will depend heavily on completeness, condition, and whether original mounting hardware and documentation are present.","buying_guide":"As a military-issue instrument, examples vary widely in completeness — check for the original lens, any film magazines, mounting brackets, and identification plates, as missing accessories sharply reduce value.
Generated summary, 8 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Williamson Machine Gun Aerial Camera a usable camera?
It was built as a training instrument rather than a general-purpose camera, so most buyers value it as a militaria or aviation collectible rather than a working photographic tool.
Facts
- Maker
- Williamson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 29 May 2004
- Latest sale
- 29 May 2004
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Williamson Machine Gun Aerial Camera: 1 recorded sale, May 2004; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/williamson/machine-gun-aerial-camera/