Less than 11,000 FED 1e cameras were manufactured in 1941 with new 'FED Zavod' engraving:
ФЭД завод им. ФЭДзержинского г. Харьков
(FED zavod im. FEDzerzhinskogo g. Kharkov)
(FED factory named after F.E.Dzerzhinsky city of Kharkov)
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According to sovietcams.com and zenitcamera.com the jurisdiction changed from NKVD to NKAP on Febuary 22nd, 1941. That might be the reason for this new engraving without NKVD. Several passports dated to 1941 exist, including one for a FED 1d #164716 dated March 18th, 1941 and papers for a FED S (type e) #180024 found by Yuri Davidenko dated July 31st, 1941. Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII started on June 22nd, 1941, which led to the closure of the FED factory and a partial evacuation to Berdsk in Siberia. According to zenitcamera.com the evacuation of the FED factory was ordered on September 16th, 1941. This would mean that serials up to 185.xxx could still be manufactured before the German assault on Kharkov in October 1941. There was no camera production during the war in Berdsk. In late 1942 the equipment, engineers and technicians of the FED factory were transferred from Berdsk to the KMZ and KOMZ factories. After the war in June 1945 it was decided to restore FED camera production in Berdsk from scratch. In September 1945 it was ordered to produce 'Red Flag'. The first FED camera made in Berdsk was produced in January 1946. A production of high quality FED 1e in Berdsk from scratch seems unlikely, left over parts of FED 1e were transferred to KOMZ in 1942 and it wasn't ordered to produce FED 1e in Berdsk. All FED 1e cameras seem to have been manufactured in Kharkov. However this is disputed but the cameras produced in Berdsk might have been FED NKAP 'Red-Flag'.
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Known serial numbers:
#body ___ #lens _____ lens-type _ speed __ owner/source ______________ remarks
173631 __ ?__________________________ Privat
173654 __ ? __________________________ eBay
173711 __ ? __________________________ A.Nikitin
173849 __ 173695/67/2 ________________ eBay
173898 __ ? __________________________ RafCamera
173979 __ 22059/134 ____ 50/2 __ 1000 __ A.Nikitin
174119 __ 32763/160 ____ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Christian G.(Niko80)
174186 __ 171023/18 __________________ Christian G.(Niko80)
174279 __ ? __________________________ Princelle info
174290 __ ? __________________________ eBay
174291 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ eBay
174341 __ 173231/14 __________________ eBay
174389 __ ? __________________________ Vittorio
174456 __ /6696 _________________ ? ___ Fred_L _______ 9 speed slots, 1/1000 not engraved, see photos
174518 __ ? __________________________ Dr.Vonin
174583 __ ? __________________________ eBay
174624 __ ? __________________________ eBay
174698 __ ? ___________________ 1000 __ private
174836 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Vittorio
174840 __ ? __________________________ eBay
174909 __ 32746 ________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ fotoua / Kukarin
174941 __ ? __________________________ Mamaevskiy / fotoua
174942 _______________________ 1000 __ Jacques M. ___ remount with late 1d parts.
175008 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Nathan Dayton
175011 __ 32189/65 _____ 50/2 ___ 500 __ Jacques M.
175026 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ DVD
175082 __ 170885 _____________________ David Tomlinson
175116 __ ? __________________________ A.Braslavskiy __ passport summer 1941 according to SovietCams
175129 __ ? __________________________ Molotok
175262 __ 174200 _____________________ ebay
175458 __ ? __________________________ DVD Technik
175475 __ 174208/14 __________________ Chris Sabine
175553 __ ? __________________________ ebay
175673 __ ? __________________________ Soviet Camera Store
175769 __ 175113/19 __________________ Alexandr Komarov
175778 __ 174838/246 _________________ Alexandr Komarov
175783 __ ? __________________________ Soviet Camera Store
175803 __ ? __________________________ ebay
175805 __ 175196 _____________________ ebay
176159 __ 33035 _______ 50/2 __ 1000 ___ seen on the net
176180 __ 173901/112 _________________ geoffox23
176214 __ 175199/85 __________________ ebay 2013 link
176219 __ ? __________________________ DVD Technik
176262 __ ? __________________________ Bill Parkinson
176274 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Dr.Vonin
176290 __ ? __________________________ Molotok
176328 __ 27183 ________ 50/2 _________ private
176426 __ ? __________________________ Alexander K. / fotoua
176596 __ 171132 _____________________ eBay
176735 __ 28307 ________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ eBay
176789 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Juhani
176792 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Alain Berry
176810 __ 137814 _____________________ U.Witte
176877 __ ? __________________________ Molotok
176931 __ ? __________________________ ebay
177271 __ 176106 _____________________ Lens Werks
177307 __ ? ___________________ 1000 __ A.Nikitin
177332 __ ? __________________________ private
177344 __ ? __________________________ Dr.Vonin
177376 __ 33509/872 ____ 50/2 __ 1000 __ ebay
177511 __ ? __________________________ Vladislav Kern
177512 __ 175796 _____________________ private ________ passport 01 VII 1941
177520 __ 177199 _____________________ eBay
177555 __ 174513/48 __________________ geoffox23
177597 __ 24511 ________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Aidas
177822 __ ? __________________________ ebay
177845 __ no lens _____________________ eBay
177862 __ 8926 _______________________ Westlicht auction#29 lot#257
177895 __ ? __________________________ A.Nikitin
177940 __ ? __________________________ Molotok
178094 __ ? ___________ 3,5/50 _ 1000___ bar90cameras
178198 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178218 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178245 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178442 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178472 __ 176922 _____________________ photolubitel.com ____ Fed Arsenal parts.
178482 __ ? ___________________ 1000 __ Steve (Bull Halsey)
178750 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178772 __ ? __________________________ eBay
178911 __ 32348 _______________ 1000 __ Jacques M.
179068 __ ? __________________________ eBay
179072 __ ? __________________________ Molotok
179111 __ 45 __ fake 'FED Stereo' ________ Leica Shop
179167 __ ? __________________________ Camera.ru
179343 __ ? __________________________ auction.ru
179349 __ 29484/19 _____ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Bill Parkinson
179366 __ ? __________________________ bar90cameras
179507 __ ? __________________________ DVD
179708 __ 180305 _____________________ Christian G.(Niko80) __ bottom plate engraved 'Great War 41-45'
179734 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Kievuser
179763 __ 179082/58-0 _________________ ebay
179897 __ ? __________________________ eBay
179919 __ ? __________________________ ebay
179965 __ 181407______________________ David Tomlinson
180024 __ 33323/3 ______ 50/2 __ 1000 __ Christian G.(Niko80) ___ Passport: 31/07/1941, Kharkov
180124 __ Ind. 10 _____________________ seen on the net.
180400 __ ? __________________________ Diego (Italy)
180403 __ FED 'Stemar' #47 _____________ Bill Parkinson
180475 __ FED 'CTEPEO' #88 ____________ ebay
180542 __ ? __________________________ private
180805 __ ? __________________________ SovietCams __________ see photo
180816 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ A.Nikitin
180971 __ 32189 _______________ 1000 __ Jacques M.
181033 __ 32503 _______________ 1000 __ Jacques M. _____ Fed B speed dial.
181100 __ ? __________________________ private ________ passport 30 VII 1941
181203 __ ? __________________________ eBay
181306 __ 33048 ______ Sonnar __ 1000 __ Cl. Asquini
181430 __ ? __________________________ eBay
181437 __ ? __________________________ eBay
181582 __ ? __________________________ Swedish Auctions
181734 __ 89302 ______________________ German collector
182096 __ ? __________________________ eBay __________ mixed post-war parts
182291 __ ? __________________________ DVD Technik
182292 __ ? __________________________ Iskusstvo book
182393 __ no lens _____________________ Lenny
182433 __ 105593 _____________________ U.Witte
182602 __ ? __________________________ private
182757 _______________________ 1000 __ Jacques M.
182896 __ ? __________________________ private
182912 __ 172513 _____________________ Jacques M.
182948 __ ? __________________________ eBay
183102 __ ? __________________________ Oscar Fricke
183200 __ ? __________________________ private
183209 __ macro 2694 __________ 1000 __ Jacques M. _ Fed-Zorki parts.
183231 __ 2790293 Sonnar 50/1.5 ________ Jacques M. _ Lens on Fed mount 169933
183321 __ ? ____________ 50/2 __ 1000 __ A.Nikitin
183428 __ no lens ______________ 1000 __ web
183569 __ 77289 (3,5/50) _______________ photolubitel.com _Fed B and Arsenal parts
183613 __ macro 2121 __________________ Jacques M.
183871 __ Ind. 50 #67019277____________ seen on the net _ Fed-Zorki parts.
183885 __ 180983/2 12 _________________ Chris Sabine
183892 __ ? __________________________ eBay
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