FED 1f , Dzerzhinsky engraved, 1951 Soviet Rangefinder camera

Early USSR FED 35mm rangefinder camera, engraved “Завод им. ФЭ Дзержинского”, translated as “Factory named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky”.

Produced 1951 after production restart - the original factory in Ukraine was destroyed in WW-II.

Body serial number 224796, lens number 9285 on back (with blue coating).
With original leather case and film spool.

- not tested with film
- shutter works at all speeds including B. Speeds sound plausible by ear. Curtains look OK.
- rangefinder works
- lens and iris diaphragm fine - the usual dust specs, no fungus/scratches
- cosmetical condition: see pictures

An ideologic camera originating from the ideas of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky - founder of the Soviet secret police.