US Army WW2 Photo Camera 'Univex Mercury CC-1500'

In a very good condition a US Army WW2 Photo Camera 'Univex Mercury CC-1500'.
The Mercury CC-1500 is considered quite rare. It was produced for only one year, with an estimated production of 3,000 cameras, compared to 45,000 for the standard Mercury CC model.
The Mercury CC continued to sell well, but World War II caused Universal to cease production and they began manufacturing binoculars and other products for the duration of the war.
This particulair example is also marked U.S. Army Proporty, indicating use by the US Army during WW2 and probably one of a view that the army got of theise CC-1500 camera's.
An extreme hard to find camera!

Code: 74159