The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
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Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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I love that flashlight GT, proper old skool
Mine is definitely no older than 20 years but that was what was available in the UK, and I remember the silver one and the green led one I bought after that were cheap as they were in a stock clearance. So maybe Gerber had already bought out CMG in the U.S and what I got was just old stock in the UK.
Thanks, David. It still works as well as it ever did, but is not very bright by today's standards, and I rarely use it for anything. But since we re-discovered it in a drawer in the basement a couple of months ago and found out that a change of batteries was all that was needed to get it working again, it has been sitting on the back porch ready to use for after-dark trips to the back yard, etc.I love that flashlight GT, proper old skool
What a great catch. Eveready in India still make flashlights like that.
These old eveready's were $1 a piece at a thrift store a couple months ago.
www.evereadyindia.com
Yeah, with the larger "swing radius", those definitely look more intimidating than the red one I posted!You mean like these?
My brother still has a 2-cell with a LED upgrade which is his go-to house torch.
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If you wanna get more intimidating you can apparently buy a pointed tail cap and a spiky bezel for them.Yeah, with the larger "swing radius", those definitely look more intimidating than the red one I posted!
- GT
They are reliable in my experience, but absolutely Maglites are not the performers that others are.I got rid of my 2-cell Maglite about 5 years ago, and haven't carried a Mini for a long time. I might have a Solitaire around somewhere, but even my tiny key-chain flashlights have a LOT more lumens
Believe it or not, I managed to lose not one but TWO 6D Maglights. How someone forgets an ~18" long, 2lb flashlight, I don't know, but I did. Loved them when I had them, though.
I just ordered one ( received a discount code ) and I ordered a 275L led upgrade bulb.
I haven't really tried it under "field conditions", but if I were going to "weaponize" a Maglite, I think I'd want to hold it by the head to get a less slippery grip for swinging it, so I'd probably pass on the spiky bezel!
I'm not into that sort of thing either.I haven't really tried it under "field conditions", but if I were going to "weaponize" a Maglite, I think I'd want to hold it by the head to get a less slippery grip for swinging it, so I'd probably pass on the spiky bezel!
- GT
I haven't really tried it under "field conditions", but if I were going to "weaponize" a Maglite, I think I'd want to hold it by the head to get a less slippery grip for swinging it, so I'd probably pass on the spiky bezel!
- GT
Totally, it's amazing they lost their position as THE definitive flashlight. They seemed very slow to adapt, as LED flashlights began to dominate the market. I did think of upgrading, but the upgrades seemed expensive, and not that good
Take out the batteries, and replace with concrete!I haven't really tried it under "field conditions", but if I were going to "weaponize" a Maglite, I think I'd want to hold it by the head to get a less slippery grip for swinging it, so I'd probably pass on the spiky bezel!
- GT
