Leica M3 item auction prices

As of 7 November 2026, hammerhistory.com has recorded 4 auction sales of the Leica M3 item with a published hammer price, closed between 29 November 2025 and 1 November 2026, on 9 auction sites in 4 countries. One sale is free to read: a 1955 Leica M3 item sold for CHF 800 on 29 November 2025. 2 are at auction now.

Known on 9 auction sites 4 sold with a price 2 at auction now 17 seen at auction

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All sales 4

Sold	Built	Hours	Auction house	Place	Photos	Hammer price
2025-11-29 Leica Kamera von Hans Erni	1955	unknown	auktionshaus-zofingen.ch	Klösterligasse 4, 4800 Zofingen, CH	1	EUR 875CHF 800 FREE
2026-11-01 KAMERA, Digital Classic Camera Leica M3, Minox mini	unknown	unknown	Auction house	SE	5	in the report
2026-05-13 Leica M3 Camera	unknown	unknown	Auction house	GB	1	in the report
2026-05-12 Appareil photographique Leica M3 à double armement n°816 463	unknown	unknown	Auction house	FR	1	in the report

Click a sale to see that item with its photos and details. 11 more closed without a sale. A hammer price under EUR 100 is free to read.

At auction now 2

LEICA M3. Messsucherkamera mit 50mm f/2.8 Elmar Objektiv.

auktionshaus-schreiber.de

No price startcloses 2026-11-07

LEICA M3. Appareil télémétrique avec objectif Elmar 50mm f/2.8. Wetzlar. Appareil photométrique 35mm 35mm analogique

drouot.com · 65527 Niedernhausen

EUR 500 startcloses 2026-11-07

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Leica M3

Fine art, antiques and decorative art

The Leica M3 is the 35 millimetre rangefinder camera with which Leitz introduced the M bayonet mount in 1954, replacing the screw mount cameras of the III series. It has a bright combined viewfinder and rangefinder with frame lines for 50, 90 and 135 millimetre lenses, a hinged back for loading and a lever wind, double stroke on early cameras and single stroke from 1958. It is the most produced of the classic M cameras and is widely regarded as the finest finished. Black paint examples and special versions are much rarer than the standard chrome body.

Built

1954 to 1966

Replaced

IIIf

Replaced by

We recognise this model across the auction sites and keep every one we see together.

On a used one

A buyer checks the rangefinder patch for brightness and haze, the shutter speeds for accuracy, and the cloth curtains for pinholes. The serial number dates the camera and tells double stroke from single stroke, and a body said to be original black paint deserves close inspection, since repainted cameras are common.

About Leica

Leica is a name used across several related but distinct businesses originating from the German optics maker Leitz. Leica Geosystems, now part of Hexagon AB, produces surveying instruments, laser levels, total stations and distance meters such as the Rugby and Disto ranges seen at auction. Leica Biosystems and Leica Microsystems supply laboratory and microscopy equipment, while the historic Leica Camera brand remains separate and known for precision cameras.

Founded 1819 · Heerbrugg, Switzerland · Part of Hexagon AB

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Questions about Leica M3 auction prices

How many Leica M3 auction sales are on record?

4 sales with a published hammer price, closed between 29 November 2025 and 1 November 2026, on 9 auction sites in 4 countries. 11 more closed without a sale.

Is a Leica M3 at auction now?

2 items of this model are at auction now; they are listed on this page with their current bid and when they close.

Are the Leica M3 hammer prices free to read?

The oldest sale of every model is free to read, and so is every hammer price under the site's floor. The other 3 hammer prices of the Leica M3 open with an account: every sale of the model for a year, or one sale on its own.

Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed, before the buyer's premium, in the currency of the sale. A sale listed on a house's own site and on its platform counts once. Doubt a figure? Open the sale and its listing is linked there. How prices are recorded.