How Uncommon is the Surefire L1 in Black?

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)?

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I have one.

JM-99

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.

Jumpmaster said:

I have one.

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

We need pics, JM!

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.

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

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

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

JM-99

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.

kakster said:

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.

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

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

Valpo Hawkeye said:

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

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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.

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

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

Thanks for sharing those pics, JNewell!

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)

kakster said:

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.

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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).

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

JNewell said:

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).

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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.

I want one:mecry: !!

But, I'm

Too much money on Chris Reeve lately!