Image

Leica

IIIc

Year

1939-1950

Low serial no.

335 006

High serial no.

525 000

Total

134,861

Variants

14

Leica

IIIc

Year

1939-1950

Low serial no.

335 006

High serial no.

525 000

Total

134,861

Variants

14

Model Description

The Leica IIIc introduced a revised internal body structure. Instead of the earlier built-up construction, the shutter and body mechanism were carried in a precision die-cast alloy frame with a stronger front structure. This made the camera slightly larger than the IIIb and altered the construction of the upper housing. The basic controls remained recognizable, with a coupled rangefinder, separate viewfinder and separate fast- and slow-speed shutter dials. The IIIc chassis subsequently formed the basis of several later screw-mount models and numerous wartime, post-war and specialist versions.

Descriptions currently under review

Production Quantity by Year

020,00040,00060,000119396,866194011,938194134219428,5861943251944175194545,926194619475,000194830,002194926,0001950

Variants & Production Records

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1939

335 006

335 006

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1939

335 006

335 006

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1939

335 006

335 006

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

360 135

361 948

1,814

1940

361 950

363 433

1,484

1940

363 435

363 928

494

1940

363 930

364 306

377

1940

364 308

366 363

2,056

1940

366 393

367 000

608

1941

368 801

368 950

150

1941

368 951

369 000

50

1941

369 001

369 050

50

1941

369 825

371 921

2,097

1941

372 193

374 281

2,089

1941

374 461

376 430

1,970

1941

376 431

376 500

70

1941

376 501

379 612

3,112

1943

379 955

381 497

1,543

1943

381 499

383 136

1,638

1943

383 601

386 588

2,988

1945

367 326

367 500

175

1946

391 688

392 763

1,076

1946

392 765

397 608

4,844

1946

400 000

440 000

40,001

1949

450 000

450 000

1

1949

465 001

480 000

15,000

1950

497 001

509 241

12,241

1950

509 243

515 949

6,707

1950

515 951

517 400

1,450

1950

517 526

519 743

2,218

1950

519 745

520 000

256

1950

524 001

525 000

1,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

360 135

361 948

1,814

1940

361 950

363 433

1,484

1940

363 435

363 928

494

1940

363 930

364 306

377

1940

364 308

366 363

2,056

1940

366 393

367 000

608

1941

368 801

368 950

150

1941

368 951

369 000

50

1941

369 001

369 050

50

1941

369 825

371 921

2,097

1941

372 193

374 281

2,089

1941

374 461

376 430

1,970

1941

376 431

376 500

70

1941

376 501

379 612

3,112

1943

379 955

381 497

1,543

1943

381 499

383 136

1,638

1943

383 601

386 588

2,988

1945

367 326

367 500

175

1946

391 688

392 763

1,076

1946

392 765

397 608

4,844

1946

400 000

440 000

40,001

1949

450 000

450 000

1

1949

465 001

480 000

15,000

1950

497 001

509 241

12,241

1950

509 243

515 949

6,707

1950

515 951

517 400

1,450

1950

517 526

519 743

2,218

1950

519 745

520 000

256

1950

524 001

525 000

1,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

360 135

361 948

1,814

1940

361 950

363 433

1,484

1940

363 435

363 928

494

1940

363 930

364 306

377

1940

364 308

366 363

2,056

1940

366 393

367 000

608

1941

368 801

368 950

150

1941

368 951

369 000

50

1941

369 001

369 050

50

1941

369 825

371 921

2,097

1941

372 193

374 281

2,089

1941

374 461

376 430

1,970

1941

376 431

376 500

70

1941

376 501

379 612

3,112

1943

379 955

381 497

1,543

1943

381 499

383 136

1,638

1943

383 601

386 588

2,988

1945

367 326

367 500

175

1946

391 688

392 763

1,076

1946

392 765

397 608

4,844

1946

400 000

440 000

40,001

1949

450 000

450 000

1

1949

465 001

480 000

15,000

1950

497 001

509 241

12,241

1950

509 243

515 949

6,707

1950

515 951

517 400

1,450

1950

517 526

519 743

2,218

1950

519 745

520 000

256

1950

524 001

525 000

1,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

361 949

361 949

1

1940

363 434

363 434

1

1940

363 929

363 929

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

361 949

361 949

1

1940

363 434

363 434

1

1940

363 929

363 929

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

361 949

361 949

1

1940

363 434

363 434

1

1940

363 929

363 929

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

364 307

364 307

1

1940

366 364

366 392

29

1941

367 601

368 725

1,125

1941

369 051

369 823

773

1941

372 192

372 192

1

1943

381 498

381 498

1

1943

383 501

383 600

100

1943

386 589

387 100

512

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

364 307

364 307

1

1940

366 364

366 392

29

1941

367 601

368 725

1,125

1941

369 051

369 823

773

1941

372 192

372 192

1

1943

381 498

381 498

1

1943

383 501

383 600

100

1943

386 589

387 100

512

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1940

364 307

364 307

1

1940

366 364

366 392

29

1941

367 601

368 725

1,125

1941

369 051

369 823

773

1941

372 192

372 192

1

1943

381 498

381 498

1

1943

383 501

383 600

100

1943

386 589

387 100

512

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1941

369 824

369 824

1

1941

371 922

372 191

270

1941

374 282

374 460

179

1941

376 502

376 502

1

1942

379 613

379 954

342

1943

383 137

383 500

364

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1941

369 824

369 824

1

1941

371 922

372 191

270

1941

374 282

374 460

179

1941

376 502

376 502

1

1942

379 613

379 954

342

1943

383 137

383 500

364

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1941

369 824

369 824

1

1941

371 922

372 191

270

1941

374 282

374 460

179

1941

376 502

376 502

1

1942

379 613

379 954

342

1943

383 137

383 500

364

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

387 461

388 000

540

1943

388 018

388 230

213

1943

388 286

388 640

355

1943

388 642

388 900

259

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

387 461

388 000

540

1943

388 018

388 230

213

1943

388 286

388 640

355

1943

388 642

388 900

259

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

387 461

388 000

540

1943

388 018

388 230

213

1943

388 286

388 640

355

1943

388 642

388 900

259

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

388 001

388 017

17

1943

388 231

388 284

54

1943

388 641

388 641

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

388 001

388 017

17

1943

388 231

388 284

54

1943

388 641

388 641

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1943

388 001

388 017

17

1943

388 231

388 284

54

1943

388 641

388 641

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1944

387 436

387 460

25

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1944

387 436

387 460

25

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1944

387 436

387 460

25

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1946

397 654

397 654

1

1946

397 667

397 667

1

1946

397 770

397 770

1

1946

397 775

397 775

1

1946

397 815

397 815

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1946

397 654

397 654

1

1946

397 667

397 667

1

1946

397 770

397 770

1

1946

397 775

397 775

1

1946

397 815

397 815

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1946

397 654

397 654

1

1946

397 667

397 667

1

1946

397 770

397 770

1

1946

397 775

397 775

1

1946

397 815

397 815

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1948

460 001

465 000

5,000

1949

480 001

497 000

17,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1948

460 001

465 000

5,000

1949

480 001

497 000

17,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1948

460 001

465 000

5,000

1949

480 001

497 000

17,000

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1949

392 764

392 764

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1949

392 764

392 764

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1949

392 764

392 764

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

509 242

509 242

1

1950

517 401

517 525

125

1950

519 744

519 744

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

509 242

509 242

1

1950

517 401

517 525

125

1950

519 744

519 744

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

509 242

509 242

1

1950

517 401

517 525

125

1950

519 744

519 744

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

515 950

515 950

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

515 950

515 950

1

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1950

515 950

515 950

1

End

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Records & classification for over 1.5M serial numbers and counting

Get in touch

© Jordan Lockhart / Lockhart's List 2026. All rights reserved. This website and its database content are protected by copyright and the EU Database Directive (96/9/EC).

Lockhart's List is an independent website and not affiliated or endorsed by Leica Camera AG or its subsidiaries. No part of this database may be reproduced or distributed in any form without written consent from the database creator. No images seen in this database may be altered, copied, or distributed without the express written permission of the image copyright holder. Images that appear in this database do so with the consent of their copyright holders. No responsibility or liability can be accepted with respect to estimated values or records of production and is for hobbyist purposes only. Classifications, quantities, records, images, sales, & market prices are subject to change, additions, & deletions. Any offers to buy or sell are purely preliminary and not binding. We hope you gain valuable insight from information contained herein & good luck on your endeavors.