The Photax III became "Blindé" (blindé means armoured in French) when it was sold with an included bakelite cap which covered the entire front face of the lens tube.
http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard_eng.php?id_appareil=8This french bakelite camera with streamlined body has been a great success for MIOM and was copied all over the world Many clones are known as for example:
The Fotex by Raimundo Feher/Fotex (Spain)
The Kaftax and Banco cameras by Kafta
The AS PHOT and Gevaphot
The Gradisolo Lujo and Rex Lujo (Argentina)
The Fit by Pionyr in Tchecoslovaquia
Etc...
Attached is a photo of the Photax V. the last streamlined Photax produced by MIOM. Rather scarce (even in France)
Daniel