My ultimate goal!

Check out this person's collection!

http://www.hometown.aol.com/charnes5

HOLY ****!!!

Dan

Man... dontcha just hate show-offs?

I forget his name but he is on the CPF here as a registered member... check out the flashlight collecting forum.

You'll be pleased to know that the owner of this huge collection of flashlights is a member of CPF.

Member Name: Larry1582

See this thread for full details...

250 and growing.

Alright now who is going to attempt the task of naming all those light from the photos. GOOD LUCK!

I guess my questions would be, out of all those torches, which few do you use the most often, and which few are your favorites?

Bright Scouter
Del

All the ones in the display case are the "collection". They are all in working order, but only the rechargables have batteries in them for corrosion reasons. I have a Scorpion for everyday carry at work. I have a Pelican M9 and a Polystinger that I swap out on the duty belt depending on when I will be wearing it. I have a Surge and 5 D cell mag-lite next to the bed. I have a Reactor and Brinkmann Lx in the dressor drawer when I just want to change what I am carrying on the weekend.

I want to see a picture of all of them turned on at the same time!

I want to know what this light is.

It looks like a 15 cell D mag.

Hear is what Mike161 advised on the light. He seemed to be very familiar with it. It is in a 12 D configuration currently.

I believe the 12-D cell light you have is a "Code-4" light, that was made by L.A. Screw Products in Pico Rivera California. The switches were stamped "Police Equipment - For Police Use Only." They were a blue color (advertisements said the blue matched the finish of most firearms - I never saw a gun that color!) and D-cell only (2 to 7 cells). They were designed so that if the switch failed (which happened alot), it could be removed and the light could still be used by rotating the head to turn it off or on. You could also (with the proper assemblies) change the number of batteries used. I have a 4-cell version; I can change it into a 3-cell or into a 1-cell light. Different size battery lengths could be bought separately, to make larger lights (hence the 12-cell). You could change the type of light beam you had (spot or flood) by changing the reflector (on the very common Kel-Lite, if you wanted to change the beam, you had to change the entire head assembly).

The Code-4 light was very popular with Los Angeles County Agencies in the late 1970's, as the 3 and 4 cell versions were lighter than the Kel-Lite (which meant they better met department weight requirements). The two major problems with this light were: 1) the switches kept breaking (later redesigned) and 2) the deep knurl on the tubes kept shredding the "sap" pockets most Officers carried their flashlights in (later smoothed). By the time these changes were made, the Mag-lite was introduced which "killed" this light.

L.A. Screw Products also made a similar light for firefighters. I forgot what it was called (not many were made), but it was red in color, had a special "smoke cutter" bulb and was stamped, "Fire Equipment - For Fire Department Use Only." I also heard they made a light for paramedics/ambulance personnel that was silver, but I never saw one.

Hope this was interesting.

Mike

That 12D should be called the "Perpinator." Who needs to pump iron with that thing?? LOL!

Thanks Mike, it was very interesting. Did they make a bulb to run it with 12 cells? And if so have you ever tried this?

It is working. I went to Lowe's and got a 18 Volt DeWalt tools bulb for it. Not the best beam shot though.

Larry, I have a "Code 4 JR." (2AA, head pushes/pulls for white/red beam for nightvision). Very aggressive knurling on body, hook/hangar on the butt end, and rubber button modular switch assembly that separates from the body & head.

It says: "GT PRICE PRODUCTS, INC., LA. CA., 90058"

Possibility that this is the same company? Know anything about this little torch?

I don't, but Mike161 might.