Surefire M6 Magnumlight

Steve in SoCal · May 15, 2010

Just won an auction on fleabay for a supposedly new in box original Surefire M6 Magnumlight. To quote

"SUREFIRE MODEL M6 MILLENNIUM MAGNUM TACTICAL FLASHLIGHT

NEW! SEALED! UNOPENED! "

All I have at this point is a pic of the box. Does it appear to be the original generation M6? Presuming that this actually is the real deal, what are people's thoughts on these older M6's? I already have a current generation M3, M4 and M6 but I love the old school looks of the Magnumlight.

Size15's · May 15, 2010

How is your M4 'current'?
Unless you mean that is has a glass-windowed TurboHead rather than the Lexan-window it was first released with (like the M6 pictured on the box in your photo)

Steve in SoCal · May 15, 2010

I guess I consider the different style lens/bezels on the earlier M3/M4 models a different generation. I of course defer to experts such as yourself on technicality of such considerations (no sarcasm).

Any thoughts on my newly acquired box and its contents?

Size15's · May 15, 2010

One of my M6's came in a box like that

Steve in SoCal · May 15, 2010

One of many I believe.

I find it difficult to believe that there are still new in box M6 Magnumlight's floating around, but who knows.

Illum · May 15, 2010

hmmm....this tells me one thing

Whoever sold me my Magnumlight got mixed up and gave me a new box

paulr · May 15, 2010

All the recent ones have a scalloped bezel. The ones with smooth bezels seem to be rather rare. I want to buy one someday but not with my current finances. It's possible that they kept using the old boxes for a while after the switchover. I think the scalloped bezels are more popular but I prefer the smooth look.

DimeRazorback · May 15, 2010

I have one of the "Magnumlight" model M6's with the flat bezel, and I really love it.

It has a much more traditional look to it, then the newer versions with the scallops.

Steve in SoCal · May 21, 2010

The package arrived and everything was as advertised!!! The box was still in its original shrinkwrap plastic packaging and had been completely untouched for all of these years. Inside was a brand new old school Millennium Series M6 Magnumlight!!!! Not bad for a fleabay gamble..

leukos · May 21, 2010

Nice find. Yeah, those knock-offs on ebay almost look like the real thing! :nana:

Steve in SoCal · May 21, 2010

Ha ha, they even faked up an old purple MN20, a pack of old duracells and a circa 2001 instruction sheet. :party:

Petersen · May 22, 2010

Beware of that MN20,,, wasn't the old Purple ones that had a bad habit of exploding, leaving a layer of fine dust inside the Turbohead?

DM51 · May 22, 2010

Very nice find! The box must have been left in sunlight for a while - the color has faded and for a minute there I thought you had found an M6 in Blue HA !!

Patriot · May 22, 2010

Nice find on an early Lexan M6!

Illum · May 22, 2010

nice crosshair

Are the cells using the old surefire label too? Surefire in big stenciled letters?

Steve in SoCal · May 22, 2010

Strangely, the batteries are Duracells

Size15's · May 22, 2010

That's because prior to developing their own brand (SF123A), SureFire used Duracell DL123A batteries. Your M6 is from that period.

JNewell · May 22, 2010

Yep, several of my older Laser Products lights have packing mterial that refer to Duracell batteries being included.

Lexan window - likely to melt/mottle?

Size15's · May 23, 2010

JNewell said:
Lexan window - likely to melt/mottle?

They never even came close to in any of Lexan Millennium TurboHeads I have.
SureFire transitioned to Pyrex because it is easier to clean and makes a more reliable water-tight seal compared to the push-in snap-fit Lexan method.

Illum · May 23, 2010

Size15's said:
That's because prior to developing their own brand (SF123A), SureFire used Duracell DL123A batteries. Your M6 is from that period.

Which means this M6 was way way earlier than I thought, :wow:
The older surefire catalogs IIRC had DL123As displayed with their lights. But I do not recall seeing an M6 in those catalogs...its good to have PDF catalogs, they'll never get wet from drool or coffee nor will you ever lose them in the cluttered study:nana:

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