RARE MAGLITES

[LiftdT4R]

Not sure this belongs here, but a friend in Japan sent me some pics of his Maglite 16C.

Of course, it uses barrel extenders or whatever you want to call them, but this is a long light.

Base light is a 4C, total length 81.5 cm, and 150 lumens LED

Enjoy the pics!

Very awesome!! That's 32" for those across the pond! The longest light I could every find was the BTL-26 Kel-Lite baton light. It has a spacer in it to knock it down to 5 cells but without it it would have been a 14C.

[bykfixer]

Ball bat or golf club?
You decide.

[xxo]

Question for LiftdT4R (or anyone who knows), when did Mag start putting the raised Panther logo on the rubber switch covers?


My 3C xenon Mag I got recently has this but a 2D LED I got in 2019 does not.


BTW, I saw on your site that your 2020 C cell Mags have the new Maglite bazel marking while mine (purchased from Mag at the very end of 2020) has the old Mag-Lite marking. Mine has a serial in the C32860300 range.



Thanks!

[bykfixer]

When I ordered a box of parts for the big head Maglites (52mm) it came with blank switch covers for D lights and (thinner) panther logo switch covers for C lights.

It was a repair kit Maglite used to sell dealers that had switches, lenses, reflectors etc.

[din107]

Question for LiftdT4R (or anyone who knows), when did Mag start putting the raised Panther logo on the rubber switch covers?
My 3C xenon Mag I got recently has this but a 2D LED I got in 2019 does not.

Since 2001, when C-cells were modernized. These maglites have letter С in serial number and panther rubber button.
D-cell maglites always had rubber button without panther

[xxo]

Since 2001, when C-cells were modernized. These maglites have letter С in serial number and panther rubber button.
D-cell maglites always had rubber button without panther

Thanks Din107, I guess my last C cell incan Mag must have been pre 2001 as I don't remember it having the panther and there is no panther on the ML aeries C cell light switch covers.

[Icarus]

Ex Maglite 2D.

[xxo]

Icarus that is stunning! Really nice work.

[Yates]

How rare are silver 4D letter serials?

[xxo]

How rare are silver 4D letter serials?

Not rare at all - silver is one of the standard colors, along with red, blue and gray.

[din107]

My first NIB lights. 5 modernized 5C

[bykfixer]

How rare are silver 4D letter serials?

Silver is my favorite. The polished alluminum body is just a reminder of vintage lights by Eveready, Rayovac and several others many never heard of. And it's easy to spot in low light.
I keep a pair high up on a hutch behind some fancy doo dads my wife put on display so they look like big ole sterling silver candle holders from King Arthor days.

Were they rare? No. Were they popular? No so compared to the standard black, red, blue or gray they did not sell as well, but like xxo said the silver is a standard color.

[bykfixer]

The St Jude set is complete now that a St Jude solitaire has arrived and a HALO ML50LX is added to the lineup of limited edition lights that a donation went to help with those who help keep us safe.


The HALO may get used, or it may stay NIP.
S/N 000016xxx so it appears that thus far not that many ML50LX in 2 cell have been produced to date. It was in a 03/20 packaging. The gray ML50LX I gave Mrs Fixer for Christmas was in a 10/20 packaging and is S/N 000017xxx.

The HALO logo

[din107]

Have found 3D blue, but I do not understand, is this stock blue, or special order color?