Chaika 2M

The follow-up of Chaika II is this Modificated camera that was in production from 1970/1.

It comes in the housing of the Chaika 3 but without lightmeter.

Shutter speed wheel is on top of the housing.
Has B setting but no cable release socket.
And has a GOST-ASA-DIN memory plate included.

Was sold for 23 Rubels during production period. Some people say it was produced till 1974, but I
have not found items post 73. Some people say production started 1972 but I found 71 serials.

Type 1.0
There are items that start with serial numbers 10xxxxx.

And they have those black plastic wind and rewind wheels. Obviously all Chaika 2M`s have 2
screws on the backside of top-housing. During complete production periods there have always been
grey shutter knobs and from on `72 white ones aswell.

Some do not have the stop bold on the flash shoe.

Type 1.1
If this was original then there were mixed items with cocking lever and black plastic rewind
wheel.

As this one belongs to the refurbished items it is difficult to say what is original and what is
replaced ?

Body is from 1972

Type 2.0
This is how most 2M Chaikas look like:

metal advance / cocking lever; metal rewind wheel, frame counter, rewind button, grey shutter knob

metal shutterspeed wheel, cold flash shoe, bold for strap/ tripod, bright viewfinder, and of course
the unique industar-69 lens with m39 drive.
There obviously was no special export version, but a multilingual manual with this Chaika 2M.

Type 2.1
is complete identic except: has white shutter button

the items with white shutter button seem to be manufactured in 1973 only.
According to my research serials with white knob run from:
minimum found number : 2506xxx
maximum found number : 3389xxx

Type 2.2
at least in 1973 there were also coloured items produced: