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The very handsome and rare "Safari" 110, named after its colour similarity to the Leica Safari R3 was also made in 1979. It is sometimes referred to as the 'Maroon', as labelled on the box but the Japanese brochure uses the French word "marron" for chestnut. It had tan top and bottom covers, with a green maroon middle. The Safari came in a special little presentation case with its own special tan suede EV case. It was used as a presentation item to selected dealers and company officials. It was sold retail in Japan as a special edition of 5000 (see brochure below).
| Model | Pentax Auto 110 "Safari" |
| Serial # | 1368651 |
| Finish/colour | two tone brown |
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| Purchased | 2003/06/15 |
| Date of Manufacture | |
| Cost | 316USD |
| Current Value | 250GBP |
| Auction Price | Ebay 2002/12/24 322USD (with zoom), 2003/01/06 270GBP (1366540), 2003/06/16 316USD, *2003/06/15 395USD (with lens, winder, flash), *2003/06/15 316USD (24mm lens only), 2003/11/01 410USD (with lens, winder, flash, case), 2003/11/30 300GBP (with lens, winder, flash, case), 2003/12/05 535USD (box, case), 2003/11/30, 2003/12/07 244.51USD (with lens, winder, flash, case), 2004/03/19 386.22USD (box, case), 2004/09/13 255USD (70mm lens), 2009/04/25 292GBP (case, box), 2004/09/25 292GBP (then relisted 2004/09/28 200GBP (box, case)), 2005/02/21 265.11USD (box, strap), 2005/03/23 suede tan case 22.27USD, 2005/03/23 presentation box 44.99USD, 2005/04/03 294USD, 2006/03/03 152.51USD (case), 2006/05/20 200EUR + commission (with 24mm, 50mm, 70mm and zoom lens), 2006/09/28 150GBP (box, case), 2007/03/08 356USD (box, case), 2007/06/16 158.05USD, 2008/01/14 203.50USD (with flash) |
| Comment | only strap (Auto 110 Super type) and 24mm lens included. small chip in battery compartment. Externally very good condition. |
The maroon on the box below is different to the marron (French for the colour chestnut) seen on the Japanese brochure from 1980. Photographs supplied by Paul F Coltoff. The brochures claims 5000 special edition
Last Updated on 10th December 2015