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    RARE MAGLITES

    I have a 1979 3D and a 1981 2C that seem slightly faded and have a faint purplish tinge. I don't know their history, so I can't say how they were stored. None of my newer ones in black seem to have faded.
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    That's a beauty. I don't see many C-cell lights, and when I do, virtually all of them are black, especially older ones.
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    A 3D first year. Note the location of the focus grip knurling, the paten barrel and the bulbous button cover. It still has the circlip inside.
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    The manufacturers are Pachmayr and Safariland
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    RARE MAGLITES

    I'd guess they are aftermarket. The 6C is a "Sure Grip" and the 5D is called "Grip Shield". Also, I found this thread from years ago.
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    A 5D Mag-Lite with the TM bezel and a post-TM bezel 6C. The 5D is slightly longer than the 6C. These are the only Mag-Lite flashlights I own that have aftermarket covers on them. The cover makes a C-cell barrel feel as thick as a D-cell barrel. I got the 5D at an estate sale and the 6C was...
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    My 3C tail cap looks similar, but it does not have the Kel-Lite flashlight-shaped logo.
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    A 2C Mag-Lite with a 3C Kel-Lite. I am a Kel-Lite fan, but I only have a couple of them. A 3C Kel-Lite is actually shorter than a 2C Mag because of the Mag's internal switch. The Kel-Lite dates to about 1971 with the serial number on the barrel, but the Barstow tail cap is later, circa 1974...
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    The end cap will thread smoothly enough, but there's enough metal missing from the barrel threads that there's not much left to bite. I tried a different end cap and it wasn't any better.
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    Not a bad idea. I hadn't even considered that.
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    RARE MAGLITES

    An early 4D (1981?) with TM bezel and "paten pending" barrel. It's also seen some use. A previous owner carved his name on the barrel (not visible in the photo) and the tail cap threads were a bit buggered up, presumably from old alka-leak. The switch was jammed when I got it (no "click"). I...
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    A red 2D with a TM bezel. It was already well-worn when I got it. It's one of my favorites.
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