fiatluxetluxautemerat
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I like it!
Great dual purpose flashlight.
Great dual purpose flashlight. 
The ABTOMAT Police Flashlight Collection
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Inch-for-inch this has more whack that anything else in my collection. It's really not very large but it's very heavily built. I also noticed that, due to how it's constructed, if you had a couple of these lights you could do some pretty silly things--like have a 14AA light with a reflector on both ends.
And another random photo--flashlight technology's come a long way in the last 40 years.
And another random photo--flashlight technology's come a long way in the last 40 years.
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fiatluxetluxautemerat
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Awesome! thanks for sharing!! :twothumbs:
Gone indeed are the dark ages of flashlights :candle:
AJ
Gone indeed are the dark ages of flashlights :candle:
AJ
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I have a Kel-Lite 2C just like the one in your picture. Not my oldest light, but I used it camping, walking, working on the car, etc. It still has the original bulb. I removed the batteries long before they could leak. Nice dim light with an easy-to-use switch.
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Thanks. This thread'll be active as long as I'm collecting. And probably afterwards, since I imagine whoever buys them will have some new insight.
Just remembered I have an old book about using these lights for defense and combat. Gonna have to dig that out and post some pics.
Just remembered I have an old book about using these lights for defense and combat. Gonna have to dig that out and post some pics.
Got a pic of the whole collection today. First time I'd done this since the couch pics 6+ years ago.
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Haha. Thanks, and I never thought about it like that. Welcome to CPF, by the way.
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BTTT. This is one of my favorite threads. Didn't notice you did some updates. Love that old cop gear! 
Pulled out my old Streamlight 3C light from when I did security in the latter 80's. My first one, in ~1985 is a 3C B-Lite with a worn out switch but could not find it for the time being. The (krypton?) bulb still works in the Streamlight. Curious that there are no brand markings, just a serial number. Astonishing to compare with today's torches.
What should I do with it? The protected switch B-Lite holds more sentimental value to me. Could I get a TerraLux LED for the Streamlight? Which one? Any advice would be much appreciated. They were both used extensively and served admirably.
CORRECTION: Was reading another thread. Found brand marking on tail cap. Norristown, PA and I think Barstow, CA. Can't tell for sure because of 'honor scars' on tail cap. Serial number: 0030268
What should I do with it? The protected switch B-Lite holds more sentimental value to me. Could I get a TerraLux LED for the Streamlight? Which one? Any advice would be much appreciated. They were both used extensively and served admirably.
CORRECTION: Was reading another thread. Found brand marking on tail cap. Norristown, PA and I think Barstow, CA. Can't tell for sure because of 'honor scars' on tail cap. Serial number: 0030268
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Been a while. I have some interesting paperwork I really should get photos of for this thread. Also might have another B-Lite coming soon. I keep telling myself I'll sell off the entire collection and then I never get around to it...
Kitrobaskin, any PR-style LED dropin would work with the Streamlight. LED mods that require replacing parts of the light itself wouldn't work too well without customizing it.
Kitrobaskin, any PR-style LED dropin would work with the Streamlight. LED mods that require replacing parts of the light itself wouldn't work too well without customizing it.
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I'm alive! It's funny, I just remembered today that I created this thread because I took all the flashlights off the shelf to dust them and realized I'd be too lazy to take pictures of them again.
Anyway, back to business. Standard 2D B-Lite, new to me recently:
Here's a fairly rare Kel-Lite. A later C-cell light with an enclosed metal switch and a medium head. Seldom seen--not sure if it came along very late or they just weren't popular:
Now a coupe cool books. First is "Defensive Tactics with Flashlights." It goes into great detail on both choosing a flashlight (to a CPF level of OCD) and how to fight with one. Surefire didn't come up with the idea of jamming flashlights into peoples' faces. It seems to have been sponsored by Mag-Lite just as the Magcharger was being introduced but it covers all the contemporary police light brands and their history:
And a similar but much smaller book by Don Keller himself. "Kel-Lite Manual of Defensive Tactics:"
That's all for now...
Anyway, back to business. Standard 2D B-Lite, new to me recently:
Here's a fairly rare Kel-Lite. A later C-cell light with an enclosed metal switch and a medium head. Seldom seen--not sure if it came along very late or they just weren't popular:
Now a coupe cool books. First is "Defensive Tactics with Flashlights." It goes into great detail on both choosing a flashlight (to a CPF level of OCD) and how to fight with one. Surefire didn't come up with the idea of jamming flashlights into peoples' faces. It seems to have been sponsored by Mag-Lite just as the Magcharger was being introduced but it covers all the contemporary police light brands and their history:
And a similar but much smaller book by Don Keller himself. "Kel-Lite Manual of Defensive Tactics:"
That's all for now...
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me_no_thing
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Amazing thread that i've seen
Got a pic of the whole collection today. First time I'd done this since the couch pics 6+ years ago.
Extra large detailed photo: http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq141/20487/lights/2012collectionlg.jpg
Nice VariBeams too.
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