OD Surefires, where to find?

[Team Member]

If you look at the different Surefires that are being sold form the civilan market you will only find SFs that either Black or HA.

And if you take a look at the list of Surefires with NSN you will see in the description that there are several in OD HA.

6P-BK FL, BLACK ANO, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-381-3292 A2-HA-BL FL, AVIATOR, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT: BLUE LEDS + INCAND, 6V, 1.13 BEZ 6230-01-532-5463 A2-HA-RD FL, AVIATOR, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT: RED LEDS + INCAND, 6V, 1.13 BEZ 6230-01-531-7033 A2-HA-WH FL, AVIATOR, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT: WHITE LEDS + INCAND, 6V, 1.13 BEZ 6230-01-522-6602 A2-HA-YG FL, AVIATOR, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT: YELLOW-GREEN LEDS + INCAND, 6V, 1.13 BEZ 6230-01-531-7032 C2-HA FL, CENTURION, OD HARD ANO, COMBATGRIP BODY, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, CLIP, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-522-6603 C3-HA FL, CENTURION, OD HARD ANO, COMBATGRIP BODY, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, CLIP, 9V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-522-6606 E1E-HA FL, EXEC, ELITE, OD HARD ANO, MOMNT TLCP SW, CLIP, 3V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-531-7034 E2D-BK FL, EXEC DEFENDER, BLACK HARD ANO, CRENELATED BEZ, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, CLIP, 6V, 1.00 6230-01-522-6607 E2E-HA FL, EXEC, ELITE, OD HARD ANO, MOMNT TLCP SW, CLIP, 6V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-531-7035 G2-BK FL, BLACK POLYMER, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-522-6609 G2-TN FL, TAN POLYMER, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-531-7037 G2Z-BK FL, BLACK POLYMER, COMBATGRIP BODY, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-529-5793 G2Z-OD FL, OD POLYMER, COMBATGRIP BODY, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-531-7038 G2Z-TN FL, TAN POLYMER, COMBATGRIP BODY, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-529-4966 M1 FL, INFRARED, LED, 10MW, 3V, 1.00 BEZ 5855-01-529-5375 M2 FL, CENTURION, OD HARD ANO, COMBATGRIP BODY, SHOCK ISOL LAMP, CLIP, 6V, 1.47 BEZ 6230-01-532-3740 M3 FL, COMBATLIGHT, OD HARD ANO, COMBATGRIP BODY, SHOCK ISOL LAMP, 9V, 1.62 BEZ 6230-01-522-6616 M4 FL, DEVASTATOR, TURBOHEAD, OD HARD ANO, SHOCK ISOL LAMP, 12V, 2.50 BEZ 6230-01-522-6617 M6 FL, GUARDIAN, OD HARD ANO, TURBOHEAD, SHOCK ISOL LAMP, 18V, 2.50 BEZ 6230-01-529-6196 Z2-BK FL, BLACK ANO, COMBATGRIP BODY, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, 6V, 1.25 BEZ 6230-01-513-6430 LED L1-HA-BL FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT BLUE LED, CLIP, 3V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-531-7040 L1-HA-RD FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT RED LED, CLIP, 3V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-531-7041 L1-HA-WH FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT WHITE LED, 3V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-531-7042 L2-HA-WH FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, DUAL OUTPUT WHITE LED, CLIP, 6V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-522-6610 L4-HA-WH FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, WHITE LED, MOMNTRY TLCP SW, CLIP, 6V, 1.00 BEZ 6230-01-522-6611 L5-HA-WH FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, WHITE LED, COMBATGRIP BODY, CLICK ON/OFF TLCP SW, CLIP, 6V, 1.47 BEZ 6230-01-522-6612 L6-HA-WH FL, LUMAMAX, OD HARD ANO, WHITE LED, COMBATGRIP BODY, CLICK ON/OFF TLCP SW, CLIP, 9V, 1.62 BEZ 6230-01-529-5788 U2-BK-WH FL, U2 ULTRA, BLACK HARD ANO, 2-80 LUM VARIABLE OUTPUT LED, CLIP, 6V, 1.47 BEZ 6230-01-522-6622

So now my question, where can I buy SFs in HA OD? All I could find is a tailcap in OD...

 

[WildChild]

Strange... The original tailcap on my E2L looks like OD (darker than the ano of the body and greenish). The two replacements I received are of a lighter gray than the body. Maybe it's variation in the anoziding process...

 

[mossyoak]

type 3 HA is usually a ODish color, maybe that what they were getting at?

 

[Team Member]

I have a L5, and they specified it as..

Rugged aerospace-grade aluminum body, Mil-Spec Type III hard anodized in olive drab

To me it sometimes look a bit OD but mostly just like any other HA.

But if you look at the Z57 shown at Surefire it really look OD to me..
http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main...r/289/prrfnbr/23967/Click-on-Lock-out-Tailcap

 

[mossyoak]

all the surefire HA parts have slight color variations. but their HA is typically OD in color.

 

[WildChild]

E2L description from SF website: Rugged aerospace-grade aluminum body, Mil-Spec Type III hard anodized in olive drab

Here a picture of 3 Z57 tailcap I have and of my E2L. On the bottom, original Z57, on top, 1st replacement and on the E2L itself, 2nd replacement.

Like I said, the olive drab effect is probably caused by darker anodizing and since there are much variations between all the parts of a unique flashlight...

Take a look at the picture of the E2L there: http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/co_disp/displ/prrfnbr/24205/sesent/00

4 different tints on the same flashlight.

 

[alanagnostic]

It's my understanding that natural HA color ranges from greenish to dark gray. I thought Surefire mostly just produces natural HA and black HA. I think the way lights are described is confusing people. The actual color you get (gray to green) is the luck of the draw. I sure wish they did more lights in BLACK HA!

 

[benchmade_boy]

When surefire first started the HA is looked more brownish or OD than the HA grey color of today. Many people think of OD as a tacticool color so maybe that is why the put it.