RARE MAGLITES

[4DMag-Lite]

Okay I know liftdT4R has been waiting for this one, the pink TM stamped bezel new in box mini maglite.

It is definitely stamped not laser etched, does not have do not remove on the switch, however it is like 4DMag-lite’s silver 1st gen with the plastic holder for the bulb. It looks brand new, here it is with a pink 3rd gen.

That's a beautiful light! Nice find! I was watching that one on the bay just to see what it was going to go for.

 

[Icarus]

One of my Lime Green 2C's.

 

[Crumbly]

Looks good lime green is a great colour.

 

[Icarus]

 

[Crumbly]

Hey LiftdT4R if you do a build thread on your red 3D mag I'll read it.

 

[Crumbly]

Here is a mint 7D I got recently from a fellow CPF member.

It is a patent pending, low serial number.

The 7D maglite really is a monster flashlight, with modern battery technology I doubt we will ever have a light manufactured this long again. I feel lucky I was able to get such a nice example.

 

[LiftdT4R]

Hey LiftdT4R if you do a build thread on your red 3D mag I'll read it.

Awesome! I'm working on another light, a 4D, with a warm 3 mode drop in now. I'll snap some pics during the build and I'll prob have something for my blog and CPF put together in February. I've built 3 lights total now with my new warm drop ins, a 1990 Red 3D, a NIB 1988 Black 2D, and I've converted my daily user 2001 3D that I've owned since new.

Here is a mint 7D I got recently from a fellow CPF member.

It is a patent pending, low serial number.

The 7D maglite really is a monster flashlight, with modern battery technology I doubt we will ever have a light manufactured this long again. I feel lucky I was able to get such a nice example.

Shes's a beaut!! That's the cleanest 7D I've ever seen! The 7Ds are far and away the most collectible Maglites and reach the highest $ amounts. You're right, I doubt we'll see anything like this anytime soon as batteries pack more energy into smaller spaces and LEDs get to be more efficient. I always thought they were similar to old cars and trucks with gigantic engines. My old many had a 454 cu in GM pickup in 1990. The latest GM we got is almost half that size engine and is way faster and much more fuel efficient.

One of my Lime Green 2C's.

Love those lime greens!!! I wish Mag would make some off beat colors in their newest lights. Just goes to show the excesses of the late 90s, early 2000s. Here's my small lime green collection:

I'm just missing a 3D as far as I can tell. I'm not sure if Mag ever did an AAA Mini Maglite in Lime Green.

 

[Icarus]

I have a 2D, 3D, 2C and 2AA Lime Green but not the Solitaire. Although I own some I don't collect 2AAA and Solitaire Maglites. :shrug:

 

[Icarus]

Your 7D is indeed gorgeous! :twothumbs

 

[LiftdT4R]

I have a 2D, 3D, 2C and 2AA Lime Green but not the Solitaire. Although I own some I don't collect 2AAA and Solitaire Maglites. :shrug:

What's crazy is the 2Cs I see quite a bit and even the 2Ds pop up occasionally. The 3Ds seem to be the toughest to find. That's the opposite of all other Maglites where the C cells are the rarest by far.

 

[LiftdT4R]

Since there's some action here I'll post something you might not see every day. It's not one but two Maglite Marquis! There were only about 10,000 of these produced and sold for May in 1988. The name was changed due to complaints by retailers. I'm always amazed because I don't think the name Marquis or Solitaire would influence my decision to buy the light. These were also made in Silver. I've only ever seen 1 silver and maybe 6 or 7 black versions.

 

[Icarus]

I'm visiting this thread every day.
Your knowledge about Maglite's history keeps surprising me! :bow:

 

[bigburly912]

If you have an extra 500 bucks lying around there is a silver marquis on the popular auction site. Love this thread, I'm not a huge maglite fan but I've always owned one and appreciate the history lesson

 

[LiftdT4R]

I'm visiting this thread every day.
Your knowledge about Maglite's history keeps surprising me! :bow:

It's actually mostly from Don Keller, an old machinist at Mag, and other collectors I've dealt with over the years. I'm just the repository for it but glad ya enjoy it though. I still have a couple lights that I haven't posted yet. One of which I don't think has been seen before. My work is usually dead over the winter but I'm actually super busy the last couple years since the winters have been so mild.

If you have an extra 500 bucks lying around there is a silver marquis on the popular auction site. Love this thread, I'm not a huge maglite fan but I've always owned one and appreciate the history lesson

I saw that one but it looks black. I'm always amazed at what people ask for lights. The prices can be really far off either way. My one Marquis is brand new and unused and the other one looks a heck of a lot nicer than the one on flea bay. If I could get a grand for them tomorrow I would finish off the bike I'm building! :naughty: 500 hundo is more than any 7D I've seen sell granted the Marquis is much rarer than a 7D but which one looks cooler sitting on a shelf?

 

[Crumbly]

Nice marquis lights liftdT4R. I agree 500 seems a bit steep.

Here is a beautiful, new in box 7C I just got from another CPF collector. It is the store a bulb end cap, box dated 87.

 

[Crumbly]

What's crazy is the 2Cs I see quite a bit and even the 2Ds pop up occasionally. The 3Ds seem to be the toughest to find. That's the opposite of all other Maglites where the C cells are the rarest by far.

I agree I have seen more C cells than D cells in lime green. Although I am not sure my solitaire is lime green it might be kelly green.

 

[Icarus]

OMG.... You're killing me... I'm looking for a 7C/D for such a long time... Great find! :thumbsup:

Impressive herd of Lime Green too! :rock:

 

[LiftdT4R]

Wow, nice 7C and Lime Greens. I've been looking for a 3D Lime Green for a while and I see you have 2. :thinking: Lol, I'll have to see what I have doubles of if you're interested in a swap.

You've gotta do a group shot soon too!

 

[turbodog]

OMG.... You're killing me... I'm looking for a 7C/D for such a long time... Great find! :thumbsup:

Impressive herd of Lime Green too! :rock:

There is a guy on the forums that still has some NIB 7c last I heard. Go back and look through this thread. They are all standing on end in a photo... must be a dozen of them.

saved you the trouble
find the user named 'tminus12'

 

[Icarus]

There is a guy on the forums that still has some NIB 7c last I heard. Go back and look through this thread. They are all standing on end in a photo... must be a dozen of them.

saved you the trouble
find the user named 'tminus12'

I did a search on user 'tminus12' but it seems there is no user on this forum with this name? :thinking: