My A2 was purchased new in November 2004. It came with snap ring and lanyard. Very nice stuff, too.
Of course, I had to get an SC-3 (it comes with a lanyard too) and extra MA02 lamp, which nestles nicely above the four 123s.
Together, they make a very handy piece of kit. Bring on your power outages! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif