V.E.F. Minox Riga Latvia German Army

Minox camera (casing locked) with stainless steel body, top-plate with focusing dial from 0.2m-infinity, exposure counter, shutter release button and shutter speed T, B, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 , a Minostigmat 15mm f/3.5 lens, baseplate engraved VEF Minox Riga. Made in Latvia and front plate engraved WaA506 (WaffenAmt) with Nazi eagle insignia. Known WaA numbers are 505 (illustrated in Hubert Eckman book on page 76.), 506 and 508. Provenance: Christie's, London South Kensington, December 9th 1991, Lot 183.