knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
Never seen a 7D. I thought 6D was the largest mfgr'd?
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turbodog
Flashaholic
Given that I've been collecting for 20 years and have seen only 1-2 7c compared to a dozen 7d... the 'c' variety.
There's a cpf member, 'borrower', that has/had some NIB 7c.
Timewise the 7D was made for a shorter period of time than 7C, but I feel like I've seen more 7D models for sale. Not a 12/1 ratio in my experience but definitely more of them. I have a 7D but no 7C yet. Supposedly they made 7D Mags in the early '80s. 7Cs kept going until the late '80s.
letschat7
Flashlight Enthusiast
Probably 7C. I remember when 4C or bigger was available and someone wrote and article detailing how they were best for SD and you couldn't find them after that.
In terms of Maglite sales of the era the 7 cell series did not sell well at all.
The 7D did sell better than the 7C yet on the second hand market command way more $ than a 7C. Like Abtomat said 7C was available longer so in total there are likely more 7C's out there. Who knows how many are gone due to leaked batteries though.,..
Edit: I just read at the "maglite more than a cop light" blog about 19,000 7D were produced and about 40,000 7C were produced.
maglitehistory.blogspot.com
When you see the orange 7C in the story click on that for the history of the 7C.
The 7D did sell better than the 7C yet on the second hand market command way more $ than a 7C. Like Abtomat said 7C was available longer so in total there are likely more 7C's out there. Who knows how many are gone due to leaked batteries though.,..
Edit: I just read at the "maglite more than a cop light" blog about 19,000 7D were produced and about 40,000 7C were produced.
1979 to 1982 7D Lights
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I've been able to buy two 7C, but haven't come across a 7D in recent years.
I'd say 7D are most rare, any remaining working lights are likely being hoarded.
fidusinski
Newly Enlightened
knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
@fidusinski, Your going to need to add NASCAR No 3 😎
terryoregon
Newly Enlightened
I managed to get both a 6 & 7 c-cell about three years ago, when I was collecting Maglites more often. The 7 c-cell were popping up more often on eBay (than 7D) about three years ago. The 6, purchased on eBay (about 2019) was still in it's original blister pack. The 7, was absolute mint.
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Awesome.
Christoph
Flashlight Enthusiast
I just picked up a 7 C used but good shape may have paid too much but it will go along with my 6D cell Now I just need to get something to make it real bright.It would be nice to also keep the focus ability.
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Did Mag product gold-anodized C/D cell lights at specific points in time or randomly as they felt like it? I used to think it was a pretty limited thing but the more photos I see online I realize they're from almost every date range.
Right now the Mag site has a 3D classic LED number in gold. Don't know if it is over stock or newly produced but my guess is new old stock.
Yeah, I'm not sure how often they actually made runs of them. Anyone know if there were there different golds or is one of these a copper tone? It's not quite as orange as the photo makes it seem. C-cell is a couple years newer than the D-cell.
They also did a small run of brass body gold plated minimags at one point. I traded my Marquis (pre-Solitaire) for one then later traded that for a gold plated 3aa Brinkmann Legend.
Speaking of Legends:
maglitehistory.blogspot.com
This site is EPIC!!
Speaking of Legends:
Gold Lights
Summary: Maglite occasionally produces special gold anodized lights. These lights were mainly produced in the 1980s. They are very rare and ...
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turbodog
Flashaholic
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Two golds made, anodized and real. From looking at _my_ screen, the 'd' doesn't look gold, more like a pewter that got a weird tint during finishing.
The D-cell is a straw-colored gold in person. It also seems to be part of the serial range from around 1992 when a large batch of gold D-cell Mags were made. The C-cell is late '90s and has a deeper color, more coppery but it doesn't look like the copper Mags I've seen photos of.
turbodog
Flashaholic
Dunno. I've seen serious tiny variations while building my aa collection. Not much would surprise me. I've seen colors not match the box code at all (they just shove lights into whatever box they have handy sometimes).
willrx
Enlightened
Still have a few including the brass version. I'll dig them out and get a fresh picture or two if interested.They also did a small run of brass body gold plated minimags at one point. I traded my Marquis (pre-Solitaire) for one then later traded that for a gold plated 3aa Brinkmann Legend.
Speaking of Legends:
This site is EPIC!!Gold Lights
Summary: Maglite occasionally produces special gold anodized lights. These lights were mainly produced in the 1980s. They are very rare and ...
