Backwards in time

Here is a beautiful condition 6p that was very generously given to me by a longtime CPF member. There are some fine folks on this forum.

This thread rox!
Keep 'em coming megal.

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Added the TL-2 shockproof.
This one was said the withstand being clamped to a 12 guage shot gun.

How about a Pentagon…… eX2 to be specific.

This was Pentagon's answer to the 6P.


Good ole Pentagon anti-roll and tailcap boot.


Up front is an early Malkoff pat pend M60T module


Kinda ringy pre-McCliesch reflector of the M61.

I bought a couple of these for $10 each back around 2017. Not as grippy as a 6p but it was a nice alternative. When Scout 24 let go of the M60 I knew this was the light for that one.

Finally got my hands on a C3. Not HA, but it'll do for now. 😁

It came with a p90 and I have a LF EO9 lamp. The E09 has more brightness in the spill and a more balanced beam overall, but the p90 holds its own.

Those old Surefires sure do pull on those nostalgic strings, don't they?

Yes they do. Nice lights.

I'm using the c3 with the EO9 on the job today. Incandescent light is the perfect choice for the beautiful old made in 1910 building we're working on currently.

I put some teeth on the c3. They are sharp!

Finally got a gray C3 thanks to a forum member. A very, very nice one. It was worth the wait. 😁

One of my all time favorites:

The Vital Gear FB2 with clip and working LM2 module.

Byk -

Looks like a cool piece, and I'm totally unfamiliar with it. I guess it's likely from a decade +/- ago when I was working so many hours (using my flashlights nearly continuously) I didn't have time to think or care about what was going on in the flashlight biz. I'll bet I missed a lot of good stuff!

Vital Gear was a side project by SureFire's VP named PK from around 2005. It was short lived company where he had a lineup of 1,2 and 3 cell lights with an e-series size body and P60 size front end. Some were switchless while others were clickys.
The bodies still show up from time to time at eBay or here at CPF but the LM2 bulb module are pretty much extinct. Most people bought them to modify. The most radical I've seen was a 1 cell body with a 50mm Maglite head.

bykfixer said:

Vital Gear was a side project by SureFire's VP named PK from around 2005.

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I was well aware of Vital Gear back then, but had no idea it was PK's! How did that one slip past me?... lol.

One day at the SureFire collectors page on fakebook I posted a Vital Gear light and got flamed until PK himself made a statement about them. Folks were wondering wth was with Vital Gear being posted on the SureFire page.

I was looking through all my accessories in my safe and found a Sure 6P Original that I had forgotten about. It probably was in there for about two years without even clicking it on. As soon as I depressed the end button...voila!...it turned on. Those things are worth the money if you can find them. Not bright, according to today's standards, but they work! I got mine from an old Army buddy. The remote switch is a Chinese cheapo but it works, too.

I picked up a practically new black e2e. Incan e2 is still one of the nicest lights to use and carry.

Nice, enjoy! The e2 is one of my few remaining Incan lights. One of my favorite sized lights.

Not long ago a friend sent me a 1990 minimag, then a 1985 one. The craftsmanship that went into those is noteable compared to the later incan versions. So smooth to twist it on and off. Same with the tailcap. Those were some great flashlights.

bykfixer said:

Not long ago a friend sent me a 1990 minimag, then a 1985 one. The craftsmanship that went into those is noteable compared to the later incan versions. So smooth to twist it on and off. Same with the tailcap. Those were some great flashlights.

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I'm guessing folks started complaining that the bezels were too smooth. Along with an Inova X5, the first flashlight I EDCed on a regular basis was a modded 2AA Mini-Mag. Simply tossed it in my back pocket right next to my wallet. Standing up and sitting down at my then office job caused the bezel to rotate. Yup, on more than one occasion, my backside was turning on my light. By the third time of co-workers noticing and pointing it out to me, I had to stop EDCing it.

Sorry Megalamuffin. I totally agree with your opinion on the E2/E2e light series. I've carried them for over twenty years. But since you posted that I have to one up you.

This is a Surefire E2e-BK. Yup it's HA black, and it has a twisty tailcap and a smooth bezel. I think these are the rarest E2e's ever made aside from one offs or prototypes. I think they only made about 12 or 15 of these. Last pic is next to one of my EDC E2e's. I installed a long E2O pocket clip on it years ago because of something that made me decide the short one isn't always the best.

They did also make a Type II anodized version of the E2e-bk for a short while, (not to be confused with the E2-BK which there are a lot of), I don't see many of those type II E2e-Bk lights around either. I remember about them because I had one for a short time. Pretty sure it was in the red box, so it most likely was a clicky.

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Vital Gear was a side project by SureFire's VP named PK from around 2005. It was short lived company where he had a lineup of 1,2 and 3 cell lights with an e-series size body and P60 size front end. Some were switchless while others were clickys.
The bodies still show up from time to time at eBay or here at CPF but the LM2 bulb module are pretty much extinct. Most people bought them to modify. The most radical I've seen was a 1 cell body with a 50mm Maglite head.

Vital Gear -"Mild to Wild"

Vital Gear - small, silent, and bezel down. Show your FB1, FB2, FB3, F2, FL2, twistys, custom, modified, and LEGO'd Vital Gear flashlights. EDIT: 7/10/17 Many pics lost in crash. Still a lot of good reference pics in this thread. EDIT: 04/11/20 Scroll down for lots of good pics. Thread of...

www.candlepowerforums.com

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Thank you for this information, I was totally unaware that PK was involved.

Last year I found some Vital Gear "spares" that I had/have stored away.