Leica M3 Chronological table

Manufa ctured	Body Number	Remarks
1954	700,000 -- 710,000	The first year
1955	730,001 -- 746,450
1955	746,451 -- 746,500
1955	746,501 -- 759,700
1955	759,701 -- 760,000
1955	775,001 -- 780,000
1955	780,001 -- 780,090
1955	780,101 -- 787,000	Finder select Lever from 785,801
1955	800,000 -- 805,000
1955	805,001 -- 805,100
1955	805,101 -- 807,500
1956	816,901 -- 870,000
1956	817,001 -- 820,000
1956	829,851 -- 829,999
1956	830,000 -- 827,500
1956	837,501 -- 837,620
1956	837,721 -- 839,620
1956	839,621 -- 839,700
1956	839,701 -- 840,500
1956	840,501 -- 840,820
1956	840,821 -- 844,780
1956	844,781 -- 845,000
1956	851,001 -- 854,000
1957	854,001 -- 858,000	Metal of pressure plate, Shutter dial new
1957	862,001 -- 866,620
1957	866,621 -- 857,000
1957	872,001 -- 877,000
1957	886,701 -- 887,000
1957	893,001 -- 894,000
1957	894,001 -- 894,570
1957	894,571 -- 903,000
1957	903,001 -- 903,300
1957	910,001 -- 910,500
1957	910,501 -- 910,600	Olive
1957	910,601 -- 916,000
1958	916,001 -- 918,999
1958	919,000 -- 919,250
1958	919,251 -- 920,500	SS from 919,251
1958	920,501 -- 920,521	Olive
1958	920,522 -- 924,400
1958	924,401 -- 924,500
1959	926,701 -- 928,917
1959	950,301 -- 951,900
1959	950,901 -- 952,000
1959	952,501 -- 954,800
1959	954,801 -- 955,000
1959	957,001 -- 959,400
1959	959,401 -- 959,500	Black
1959	961,501 -- 961,700
1959	961,701 -- 966,500	No more ear leg from 963,001
1959	968,351 -- 968,500
1959	972,001 -- 975,000
1959	976,501 -- 979,500
1959	980,000
1959	984,001 -- 984,200
1959	984,201 -- 987,000
1960	987,001 -- 987,200
1960	990,751 -- 993,500
1960	993,501 -- 993,750	Black
1960	996,001 -- 998,000
1960	998,001 -- 998,300
1960	998,301 -- 999,999
1960	1,000,000 -- 1,003,700
1960	1,003,701 -- 1,004,000
1960	1,007,001 -- 1,011,000
1960	1,014,001 -- 1,014,300
1960	1,014,301 -- 1,017,000
1961	1,022,001 -- 1,022,700
1961	1,022,701 -- 1,023,000
1961	1,023,001 -- 1,027,800
1961	1,027,801 -- 1,028,000
1961	1,032,001 -- 1,035,400
1961	1,036,051 -- 1,036,350
1961	1,038,001 -- 1,038,800
1961	1,038,801 -- 1,039,000	Black
1961	1,039,001 -- 1,040,000
1961	1,040,071
1961	1,040,601 -- 1,043,000
1962	1,040,067 -- 1,040,068
1962	1,040,095 -- 1,040,096
1962	1,044,001 -- 1,046,000	Black
1962	1,046,501 -- 1,047,800
1962	1,047,801 -- 1,048,000
1962	1,055,001 -- 1,059,849
1962	1,059,850 -- 1,059,999	Black
1962	1,060,000
1962	1,063,001 -- 1,065,000
1962	1,065,001 -- 1,065,200
1963	1,065,201 -- 1,067,500
1963	1,070,001 -- 1,074,000
1963	1,077,001 -- 1,080,000
1963	1,088,001 -- 1,091,000
1964	1,093,801 -- 1,097,700
1964	1,097,701 -- 1,097,850	Black
1964	1,097,851 -- 1,098,000
1964	1,100,001 -- 1,102,000
1965	1,102,901 -- 1,103,000
1965	1,105,001 -- 1,106,900
1965	1,106,901 -- 1,107,000
1965	1,109,001 -- 1,112,000
1965	1,128,401 -- 1,130,000
1965	1,133,001 -- 1,134,000
1965	1,134,001 -- 1,134,150	Black
1965	1,134,151 -- 1,135,000
1965	1,135,101 -- 1,136,000
1966	1,139,001 -- 1,140,900
1966	1,140,901 -- 1,141,000
1966	1,155,001 -- 1,157,590
1966	1,157,591 -- 1,157,600	Black
1966	1,157,601 -- 1,158,995
1966	1,158,996 -- 1,159,000	Olive
1966	1,164,846 -- 1,164,865
1968	1,206,962 -- 1,206,999	Olive

Leica Lens Chronological table

Manufa ctured	Body Number	Remarks
1933	156,001 -- 195,000
1934	195,001 -- 236,000
1935	236,001 -- 284,600
1936	284,601 -- 345,000
1937	345,001 -- 416,500
1938	416,501 -- 490,000
1939	490,001 -- 538,500
1940	538,501 -- 565,000
1941	565,001 -- 582,250
1942	582,295 -- 593,000
1943	593,001 -- 594,880
1944	594,881 -- 595,000
1945	595,001 -- 601,000
1946	601,001 -- 633,000
1947	633,001 -- 647,000
1948	647,001 -- 682,000
1949	682,001 -- 756,000
1950	756,001 -- 840,000
1951	840,001 -- 950,000
1952	950,001 -- 1,051,000
1953	1,051,001 -- 1,124,000
1954	1,124,001 -- 1,236,000
1955	1,236,001 -- 1,333,000
1956	1,334,001 -- 1,459,000
1957	1,459,001 -- 1,548,000
1958	1,548,001 -- 1,645,300
1959	1,645,301 -- 1,717,000
1960	1,717,001 -- 1,827,000
1961	1,827,001 -- 1,913,000
1962	1,913,001 -- 1,967,100
1963	1,967,101 -- 2,015,700
1964	2,015,701 -- 2,077,500
1965	2,077,501 -- 2,156,300
1966	2,156,301 -- 2,236,500
1967	2,236,501 -- 2,254,400
1968	2,254,401 -- 2,312,750
1969	2,312,751 -- 2,384,700
1970	2,384,701 -- 2,468,500
1971	2,468,501 -- 2,503,100
1972	2,503,101 -- 2,556,550
1973	2,556,551 -- 2,625,000
1974	2,625,001 -- 2,731,920
1975	2,731,921 -- 2,761,150

Reference Leica Manual(by K.Urago:Nippon Camera inc) and others