Show your Rare/Unusual SureFires - Part 2

[willrx]

Thanks. Does anyone have any additional information regarding these?

[DaFABRICATA]

willrx, Very nice collection!!

[willrx]

It's all your fault for starting this thread. (Thanks for doing it though.)

[Size15's]

Thanks. Does anyone have any additional information regarding these?

I suggest that the aim was to prepare a certain number of E2d's with the special etching in this case "Anti Terrorism Symposium 2006" and they ran out of E2d's and substituted E2e-BK's to make up the short-fall.
SureFire have produced a number of these commemorative specially etched lights for a variety of occasions but I suspect that paying dealer orders take priority, or perhaps they were on a limited time-frame to get them ready, or they simply searched their inventory for a batch of lights that came close to matching the number they wanted to donate.

[willrx]

Thank you Sir. Hat's off to you once again.

[willrx]

[Monocrom]

Where are you getting those sweet Surefires from?

[H2Orower]

Where are you getting those sweet Surefires from?

Yeah, good question. And how come you missed the 2007 Symposium? Had prior engagements that year?

[FredericoFreire]

Very nice E1B

[willrx]

I actually haven't attended any of the meetings. Just right place, right timing-got lucky, basically. Not sure if the symposiums are held every year or when they began. I'm guessing shortly after 9/11/01. I would like to know more about the events if possible. Hopefully one of our friends here can "shed some light" on the topic. Thanks again for commenting.

[firefighter1241]

How about this one.

[Size15's]

How about this one.

It looks like a Ballistic ShieldLight - 6SL
But, the flashlight itself appears not to have the shock isolated bezel, nor the 25" remote, nor the constant-on flag switch

[firefighter1241]

It looks like a Ballistic ShieldLight - 6SL
But, the flashlight itself appears not to have the shock isolated bezel, nor the 25" remote, nor the constant-on flag switch

Per this old add the Ballistic Shield Light didn't use a shock isolated bezel. It did use a early 6P body and bezel.
http://home.comcast.net/~rdh10/http/...e-1996-Ill.pdf
Pic from Surefire add


More of my light with the working 25" remote with the broken constant-on flag switch.

[Size15's]

Thanks for the clarification and photos - it's rare to get photos of these!

I've never been particularly good at judging remote cable lengths...

I suppose having a breakable constant-on switch could have been one of the reasons why SureFire updated the ShieldLight to their U25T

[firefighter1241]

How rare is this light. I got it about a year ago with the idea of mounting it on a ballistic shield for home defense. I travel a lot for work and wanted some peace of mind for the girlfriend when I’m away for work. I have yet to find a shield but have no problem with the shooting ability of the girlfriend.

[Size15's]

The ShieldLights, like BatonLights are specific illumination tools for highly specialised applications performed by highly specialised teams of specialist Law Enforcement & Military specialists.
I don't expect the numbers issued to be that high. Furthermore, due to the nature of the organisations these tools were made for, I don't expect very many to be in circulation in the general population.

The chances of being able to find a ShieldLight today that hasn't seen action are even more remote than the chances of being able to find a used one.

With the exception of that early model featuring the ancillary 'large' constant-on flag switch, what makes the ShieldLight special is the mounting system - no doubt chunky and adaptable to a variety of ballistic shields. Of course the 25" long remote switch is a pretty rare component - expensive due to it being hand-made for each light being made to order.
For example, the U25T is listed at almost $260 a few years ago.

[dano]

The Shieldlights are rare, as not many police departments even use a shield. I think it was mainly an East Coast LEO trend. I've never seen them in Cali.

I have a batonlite, and it's a lot thicker than a standard 6P. But everything else about is is the same as a 6P with the older shock isolated bezel.

[Size15's]

I have a batonlite, and it's a lot thicker than a standard 6P. But everything else about is is the same as a 6P with the older shock isolated bezel.

Dano,
The BatonLights I've seen have a shock isolated bezel with thicker than Z32 walls - I've only ever seen this bezel on BatonLights.

I think the increased wall thickness of the BatonLight body and side switch assembly are more so it blends in better with the baton rather than because of needed extra beefiness. What's your impression?

[Patriot]

Very cool shield light! I saw one of those many years ago at an airshow. The Scottsdale SWAT team had a table there doing some public relations work. I spent quite while chewing the fat with the guys and actually held the shield with the light on it. We were discussing personal armor at the time and the light was almost secondary to me. I wish I could go back and play with the light now. Thanks for posting it.

[firefighter1241]

The Shieldlights are rare, as not many police departments even use a shield. I think it was mainly an East Coast LEO trend. I've never seen them in Cali.

I have a batonlite, and it's a lot thicker than a standard 6P. But everything else about is is the same as a 6P with the older shock isolated bezel.

So for only paying a $150 for the light I got a deal?

[Size15's]

So for only paying a $150 for the light I got a deal?

It is what it is.
I guess it all depends on why you purchased it... but $150 seems pretty fair.

[JohnIs]

Just came across this site this week, some great stuff here and I'm still looking through everything. But I was surprised to not see more of these in collections - I got this one new years ago to use in fireworks shows figuring it might be easy to see and grab in the dark off a console or table. Then I decided it was too nice to bang around so just put it away and kept a 3P in my pocket.

But I'm confused - this was labelled as Dark Blue on the box it came in. I've seen another here that was definitely dark blue, more like a navy blue. If they called this color dark blue, what was the other variation called?

[Tempest UK]

Just came across this site this week, some great stuff here and I'm still looking through everything. But I was surprised to not see more of these in collections - I got this one new years ago to use in fireworks shows figuring it might be easy to see and grab in the dark off a console or table.

I wish I saw one in my collection

If you want to sell it, please let me know

Regards,
Tempest

[Solscud007]

How about my C2 Taurus Porcupine? Does it count if I made this? haha

[peite]

[1wrx7]

What the hell are those? Why haven't I seen them before? Why are you teasing us? Please tell me more...

[Nathan]

Indeed!
At first glance they look like old 3P's and a 6P that have been modded, but looking closer these don't have any SF parts that I recognize.

[Size15's]

They are BatonLights with SureFire lapel pins (as far as I can tell)

SureFire BatonLight models numbering is specific to the baton they are intended for:

xBL = ASP
xBL1 = CASCO
xBL2 = PPCT

Where x = 3 (one SF123A) or 6 (two SF123A)

[1wrx7]

They are BatonLights with SureFire lapel pins (as far as I can tell)

SureFire BatonLight models numbering is specific to the baton they are intended for:

xBL = ASP
xBL1 = CASCO
xBL2 = PPCT

Where x = 3 (one SF123A) or 6 (two SF123A)

Thanks Al,

My first thought was batonlights, but I didn't know there was more than one style. The thicker walled "Z32" style head looks good Not to mention... Happy B-day

[Size15's]

Thanks Al,

My first thought was batonlights, but I didn't know there was more than one style. The thicker walled "Z32" style head looks good Not to mention... Happy B-day

Thanks!
I'm not certain which style came first - the smooth or the knurled but a lot of Classic SureFire [such a Classic WeaponLights etc] from way back when changed from one style to the other.
I would guess that the knurling was added rather than taken away... (why would SureFire ever remove their famous knurling )