FED 1 Serial Numbers and Production Numbers
1934 SN 000031 - 004000 - 4k
1935 SN 004001 - 016000 - 12k
1936 SN 016001 - 031000 - 15k
1937 SN 031001 - 053000 - 22k
1938 SN 053001 - 082000 - 29k
1939 SN 082001 - 116000 - 34k
1940 SN 116001 - 148000 - 32k
1941 SN 148001 - 175000 - 25k
1942 - 45 (World War 2) - see below
1946 SN 175001 - 176000 - 1k - see below
1947 SN 176001 - 186000 - 10k
1948 SN 186001 - 203000 - 13k
1949 SN 203001 - 221000 - 18k
1950 SN 221001 - 248000 - 27k
1951 SN 248001 - 289000 - 41k
1952 SN 289001 - 341000 - 53k
1953 SN 341001 - 424000 - 73k
1954 SN 424001 - 560000 - 136k
1955 SN 560001 - 700000 - 140k
V (B) 1938 - 40
S 1938 - 41 - 2k
Please note that these serial numbers are approximate as are the estimated production numbers. During World War II production was shifted to Siberia as the factory in Kharkov was overrun by the Nazis. During this period and immediately after the war some serial numbers between 174000 - 180000 were used on cameras built in Berdsk in Siberia, even in the first few months of 1946.
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