T a k u m a r  1 : 3.5  f = 50 mm  Model  II
Produced 1953 to 1954. Serial Numbers 356xx - 597xx. For Asahiflex IA. Updated July 2026.

(Research Note: Since 2020 I have seen 1.56 % (202 copies) of the total estimated 13,000 copies made.)

NOTES
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This lens was sold with the Asahiflex IA and the Tower 23.
Distance scale units are graduated in "Feet", only. 

LENS PRODUCTION  (∑ lenses)
​  ∑n = 202 Serial Numbers (SN) observed in 33 batches covering 10,392 SN min.< ∑ lenses < 15,480 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 33 batches. 
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses. ​

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35614 (1/ 1)

35861 (1/ 1)

35948 (1/ 1)

36511 to 36741 (5/ 230)

36953 to 37994 (17/ 1041)

38469 to 39311 (9/ 842)

39422 to 39540 (4/ 118)

39572 to 40169 (15/ 597)

40383 to 41991 (24/ 1608)

42427 to 42535 (3/ 108)

43o83 to 43319 (6/ 236)

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Serial Nos in 33 Batches (n /SN range)
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43660 to 43747 (5/ 87)

43803 to 44125 (8/ 322)

44421 to 45770 (22/ 1349)

45809 to 46333 (10/ 524)

46715 to 47516 (8/ 801)

47637 to 47773 (5/ 136)

48004 to 48811 (15/ 807)

49204 (1/ 1)

49661 to 50109 (7/ 448)

50140 (1/1)

50255 to 50528 (5/ 273)

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50746 to 51784 (2/ 38)
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51119 to 51283 (5/ 164)

51481 to 51797 (7/ 316)

51847 to 51997 (5/ 150)

52137 to 52295 (3/ 158)

53156 to 53185 (2/ 29)

53590 (1/ 1)

53732 (1/ 1)

56642 (1/ 1)

57314 (1/ 1)

59712 (1/ 1)

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