Manufacturer: ING. C. Olivetti Model/ year of production: M40 / 1944 Serial number: 380332 System: Type bar machine, switch, front impact, colour ribbon Design: Simplified war execution/ grey Keyboard: German Special features: Production start of all Olivetti M40 was in 1930, the Olivetti M40 with simplified war version was produced from 1942 with umlaut and grey paint for the German Wehrmacht. The majority of these machines was produced with the SS sign, which mainly more or less disappeared after the end of WW2 and was replaced by the M for Mark. Condition: visually very good, technically working, writes beautifully, original paint (with wear), cleaned and oiled Scope of delivery: Machine and colour ribbon Happy bidding!!