How Uncommon is the Surefire L1 in Black?

[JNewell]

I'm wondering if anyone has any idea hw many of the L1 lights Surefire made in black?

Is the black finish HA (i.e., type III)?

Pic w/ Oregonshooter tail ring:

 

[Jumpmaster]

I have one.

JM-99

 

[zx7dave]

Very rare assuming it came from SureFire and was not pieced together using a E1 body. I have never seen one for sale new, or used for a long time. If you have one don't sell it.

 

[greenLED]

I have one.

Show-off! :nana: I'm a sucker for HA-BK.

We need pics, JM!

 

[kakster]

There's also the L1 HA-BK-RD, which has a red luxeon, and is much rarer than the white LED version.

I have one of each, and they're both keepers for sure.

 

[KDOG3]

I'd LOVE to find a black L1...

 

[ja10]

Wow - I've never heard of the L1 in black. Does anyone have any pictures?

 

[Jumpmaster]

If I remember, I'll post a pic of mine later...

JM-99

 

[Hoghead]

The Black L1 was a first generation L1 with a Luxeon I and a NX-05 optic.

I have 2 black L1s, but they were modified by Mc Gizmo.
They are now 2x123 with PR-T heads. One is a Luxeon III (TWOJ I think) driven at 917ma and the other has a X bin luxeon V driven at 750ma.

For the members that don't know, "PR" stands Pelican Reflector and I think the "T" stands for Trim, because the first PR heads were larger and a later version was trimmed down a little. I also read the "T" stood for Turbo, but Trim seems more appropriate.

McGizmo no longer makes these, but I think he made about 50 of these in the normal hard anodized green color with a Luxeon III.

 

[JNewell]

There's also the L1 HA-BK-RD, which has a red luxeon, and is much rarer than the white LED version.

I have one of each, and they're both keepers for sure.

Have an L1-BK-RD inbound. I'll post pics when it arrives.

 

[Valpo Hawkeye]

$80 on eBay??? I was thinking about that one, but I already have a L1-BK-WH.

 

[JNewell]

$80 on eBay??? I was thinking about that one, but I already have a L1-BK-WH.

The same. It had a BIN of $90 earlier in the day. I've been looking for an earlier/non-TIR L1 in red, so when I saw it at $80 I bit. It is here and looks sharp. I'll try to post pics tonight.

 

[Well-Lit]

JNEWELL: Congratulations on your pick up! I also saw it on ebay but passed for some reason. Glad it found a good home...Yes, please post some pics!!

Regards:
Bob

 

[JNewell]

Here's a link to pictures I posted in another thread on the L1 evolution.

 

[greenLED]

Thanks for sharing those pics, JNewell!

 

[ja10]

Wow -- that looks really sharp. So with these odd color Surefires, do people just get lucky and find one in the store? I've only been around here about a year or so, so I have no idea how people get their hands on these (other than BST here of course)

 

[JNewell]

There's also the L1 HA-BK-RD, which has a red luxeon, and is much rarer than the white LED version.

I have one of each, and they're both keepers for sure.

Interestingly, the beam on the RD is much tighter than the white, even though both are what I think of as Gen 1 (according to the L1 Evolution thread, the RD is Gen 1 and the WH is Gen 3, but both are pre-TIR).

 

[Sixpointone]

Thanks for sharing those great pictures. I think Black Hard Anodized Flashlights always look sharp.

 

[kakster]

Interestingly, the beam on the RD is much tighter than the white, even though both are what I think of as Gen 1 (according to the L1 Evolution thread, the RD is Gen 1 and the WH is Gen 3, but both are pre-TIR).

This is because the red luxeon is a different beast to it's white counterpart. The die shape is totally different to the white luxeons' flat, square die.


And congrats on your purchase, you snagged a real bargain there. I paid over double for mine.

 

[Cribbage]

I want one:mecry: !!

But, I'm

Too much money on Chris Reeve lately!