In the spirit of sgt253 threads (and the subliminal messages they planted saying "you need a Kel-Lite, you need an Excalibre" lol) I thought it fun to follow his lead with another great old gem.
A pretty clean 2D Bianchi popped up on the big auction site at a price I had to double check to ensure my stigmatism wasn't mis-reading the decimal place.
Also a nice box of bulbs showed up.
Note the clear reflector.
The chrome had all flaked off.
Was it that way new?
Tailcap holds a spare bulb. This one had a working Holland made Norelco PR2 in it. It was replaced with a Tung Sol and the original is now in the tail cap. There is a foam sleeve to hold the spare. Said foam was very brittle and stunk to high heaven. So I placed the bulb in the foam and a small amout of bubble wrap over it to hold the bulb and smother that awful odor.
Anyway it was a Don Keller project where he did some flashlights for Bianchi Leather Co in the mid 1970's.
It has a switch that allows signaling from off by pressing the button and a guard along the edges that prevent accidental turn on when holstered.
I have a request at flashlight lens dot com for a glass lens. A Mag lens fits without the gasket around it.
Yet correcting the scratched lens, clear reflector and slight oxidation of parts inside the spotless body I think it can be brighter... instead of 20 or so candles out the front I think 40 is possible.
(Later Edit; a Mag White Star and an ultra-clear glass, clean conduits and new reflector... ew-la-la)
I left the "super star' decal on it thinking some little kid gave it to his policeman dad who put it on the light...
I really like the shape regarding easy to slip in a holster after use needs were done.
This light had just enough dings to feel comfortable using it yet is still clean enough to brag about. This one will definitely be used often.
After a wee bit of sprucing it up.
A pretty clean 2D Bianchi popped up on the big auction site at a price I had to double check to ensure my stigmatism wasn't mis-reading the decimal place.
Also a nice box of bulbs showed up.
Note the clear reflector.
The chrome had all flaked off.
Was it that way new?
Tailcap holds a spare bulb. This one had a working Holland made Norelco PR2 in it. It was replaced with a Tung Sol and the original is now in the tail cap. There is a foam sleeve to hold the spare. Said foam was very brittle and stunk to high heaven. So I placed the bulb in the foam and a small amout of bubble wrap over it to hold the bulb and smother that awful odor.
Anyway it was a Don Keller project where he did some flashlights for Bianchi Leather Co in the mid 1970's.
It has a switch that allows signaling from off by pressing the button and a guard along the edges that prevent accidental turn on when holstered.
I have a request at flashlight lens dot com for a glass lens. A Mag lens fits without the gasket around it.
Yet correcting the scratched lens, clear reflector and slight oxidation of parts inside the spotless body I think it can be brighter... instead of 20 or so candles out the front I think 40 is possible.
(Later Edit; a Mag White Star and an ultra-clear glass, clean conduits and new reflector... ew-la-la)
I left the "super star' decal on it thinking some little kid gave it to his policeman dad who put it on the light...
I really like the shape regarding easy to slip in a holster after use needs were done.
This light had just enough dings to feel comfortable using it yet is still clean enough to brag about. This one will definitely be used often.
After a wee bit of sprucing it up.
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