After my mom saw that I was looking up old film cameras on Ebay last night and bought one, she pulled this out.
This camera is a VERY old 1947 Leica camera built in Germany. It belonged to my grandpa that bought it when he was stationed over in Germany in World War 2. It's in perfect condition without a scratch on it. It's basically a piece of history. The camera's have become virtually impossible to find since they are old and not many survived. I've been talking with my mother about taking it to a professional camera service place to have it oiled and cleaned and restored to "like new condition" for the internals. Works as is, but better off serviced. After that, I'm going to see about getting some low speed film for it and getting some shots of old school cars in the future. Datsun's primarily. Could you imagine what a fucking Ferrari would look like taken from this camera?
You really have to see it in person to appreciate it as I do. It's in such excellent condition that it's almost hard to believe. All the original documentation is with the camera and intact as well as the original sales receipt for $57. It also has my grandfathers Social Security Number on the bottom, so the camera will NEVER be sold and will remain in the family until the end of time.
I figured some of you guys that are real big into vintage stuff and photography in general would really appreciate it.
Now for the pictures. They aren't the best quality, but I will try and take more when I find my good camera.
It had another piece of documentation with it, however it was so worn that I was afraid to open it. Both need to be framed.
This is the bag it's all stored in. It has an add on the back side for a Dallas Cowboys game in 1993. Yes, I used to live in Texas.