U.S. Military Bell & Howell KS-11(1) Movie Camera Set INCOMPLETE NOT WORKING
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This is rare, but not complete and does not function properly. It is being sold strictly as a US military collectible for the shelf and to say you own one. I couldn't find much information on the set up, but someone currently has a set, WITH NO CAMERA, ON EBAY FOR $533. I did find one on a site called International Military Antiques. That one was sold, but I have no idea for how much.
I got this information from that site:
Officially designated as Camera Set, Motion Picture, KS-11(1) manufactured for the U.S. Army at the end of WWII into the Korean was and used into the Vietnam War. This 16mm film camera features a OD green and Black aluminum body and uses 16mm magazines.
Ebay only allows 24 pictures maximum and 24 pictures don't really tell the story. Overall decent cosmetic condition, with some of the green skin peeling away from the camera body. It winds, but does not unwind when you hit the trigger or shutter mechanism. DECENT OVERALL COSMETIC CONDITION, BUT THE CAMERA BODY IS MISSING SOME OF THE APPLIED GREEN SKIN AS SHOWN.
LIKE I SAID, I REPRESENT THIS AS NOTHING MORE THAN A "FUN TO OWN ONE" RARE MILITARY COLLECTIBLE. THE CAMERA DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND I'M NOT GOING TO INSPECT EACH LENS FOR EVERY LITTLE TURN AND FEATURE. IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH THAT DESCRIPTION, THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BUY THIS OLD US MILITARY COLLECTIBLE. HOWEVER, IF YOU NEED A GUARANTEE OF SOME SORT, THEN PLEASE PASS ON THIS AND LET SOMEONE ELSE BUY IT, THAT CAN ENJOY OWNING THIS, AS A NON PROPERLY FUNCTIONING, INCOMPLETE, RARE, US MILITARY COLLECTIBLE.
IF INTERESTED, I HAVE A SECOND ONE OF THESE THAT I WILL BE LISTING, SHORTLY AFTER HIS ONE GOES LIVE, BUT WITH THE SAME GENERAL DESCRIPTION.