My View has a rail length of 17", a bellows measurement of 14.5" extended, and the standards swing from the center. From what I have read on this site, I believe this to be a View II. The differences are that it has a black bellows, the plate on the front has no patent number, nor does it have the letter 8 after the address. The plate is marked Graflex/General Precision. Two patent numbers are cast into the rear side of the front plate. Police or Military?

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Mark Neubert on 2002-09-01 14:21 ]</font>

The short rail model (17"), normally would be a View I model, it had a single strut arrangement for tilting the lensboard, and a 12 1/2" bellows...the View II model had short struts on arms that pivoted just below center line of lens, a longer rail (21"), and a 15 1/2" bellows! Look in the 'CAMERA' section on the Home Page, .....front photo is a View II! Patent no's are not a difinitive way to find camera info, the ser no is what you need, and you will find that on the backside of the lensboard, and it will be a 6 digit no.,
probably 400,000 + ...VI 1941/1948
VII 1949/1967 ..........And the black bellows was optional from factory, red was the normal color! Bert

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: bertsaunders on 2002-09-01 22:30 ]</font>

I'm not an expert on Graphic View by any means. but from the the great article here on the sight the easiest way to tell a GVI from a GVII is that the standards on a I pivot at the bottom, near the rail, while the II they pivot near the center of the lens.