i thought i'd mention most of the surefires i got new did come with small blemishes. an M2 i had came with a small ding, that i assume was put there during the manufacturing since it was covered with HA. a new M3 i had a small spot of anodizing missing near one of the cooling fins, and an A2 i have came with two spots of anodizing missing. a C2 i have also came with a small ding that was covered with anodizing, which would indicate the ding was put there during the manufacturing process.
to be honest i never really considered them defects, but rather manufacturing marks like machining scratches, etc. heck, even all arc LS's come with two spots of anodizing missing on the inside of the bezel, in zip lock bags, cost almost as much as the surefires (at least the L5), and no one complains! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif