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.............................. MAG Lite
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Maglite (also known as MAGLITE, MAG-LITE) is a brand of tactical flashlights created by Mag Instrument, Inc. of Ontario, California (founded by Anthony Maglica), and was first introduced in 1979. The Maglite was an improvement over the Kel-Lite, after which the Maglite was patterned, featuring a variable-focus beam and a waterproof pushbutton switch. Constructed principally of anodized 6061 aluminum, an aluminum alloy sometimes referred to as aircraft aluminum, the flashlights are renowned for their durability and continuence of manufacturing exclusively in the USA. The durability trait has long been a major selling point of Maglite advertising. One Maglite commercial features a tractor-trailer truck driving over a black D-cell Maglite, followed by the driver stepping out and discovering the Maglite still functioning.
Today, the Maglite family of flashlights has a large set of accessories, ranging from belt holsters, vehicle clamps, and auxiliary colored and glass lenses, to attachable fiber optics extensions and a bewildering array of higher-powered incandescent bulbs and LED modules. The accessories are developed and marketed both by Mag Instrument, Inc. and by numerous third-party vendors. Many police officers carry Maglites, as they are durable, focusable, and generally produce better output than inexpensive mass market flashlights. However in recent years police departments have been adopting more expensive, higher performance "tactical" flashlights from companies such as SureFire and Streamlight.
The two most popular Maglites are the 2xAA cell battery Mini Maglite and the 2xAAA cell battery Mini Maglite (both pictured above). These 2 Maglites are small and light yet powerful and water-resistant. This is ideal in camping situations as bigger flashlights such as the 6 cell battery Maglites are big, clumsy and not water-resistant. Most police forces as well as the US Marines have a 2xAAA cell battery Mini Maglite as part of their uniform. Some of this popularity can be attributed to corporations including the AA Minimags as part of employee uniforms or order custom painted Minimags as employee gifts that in some cases become the aim of collectors. Additionally in some cases Mag Instruments paired its AA and AAA models with Swiss Army knives and sponsored BoyScout Editions available in BSA product catalogs.
Maglites have also drawn a number of private collector's and often releases models with special paint schemes. Some of which being the pink AA Minimag, the no-knurl pink AA, the no-knurl pewter AA, and various NASCAR models and patriotic sets. There are also some models that are mass produced, but not readily available. The pink AA is only available at some Walmart locations, no other retail outlets, aside from collector outlets. Jade colored D-cell models, for instance, are fairly rare, as well as some sizes of camouflage. Certain colors of 4, 5, and 6 D-cell Maglites can also be difficult to find. Most of the models are rare for the simple fact that most public retailers don't stock them. Some collectors believe certain items should be standard equipment with Maglites, such as the available glass lenses, which are not offered in any retail packages. It should be noted that the camouflage maglite is unique in that it is painted, leaving the surface much more easily damaged than the typical anodized aluminum surface.
Due to their size, shape, mass, and hardness, the larger C- and D-cell Maglites are also useful as ersatz batons, and in the past a handful of law-enforcement agencies have even trained officers in the use of Maglites as weapons. Security personnel (who often must carry flashlights in the course of their work) and private citizens have also used their lights as relatively effective mêlée weapons in self-defense.
The popularity of large flashlights such as the Maglite as a weapon in law enforcement has diminished in recent years, following the availability and widespread adoption of collapsible batons. Many agencies and departments, in an effort to improve law enforcement's public image by appearing less aggressive and militaristic, discourage or outright prohibit the carrying of rigid batons, either the straight, "billy club" style or the side-handled model (known as the PR-24), under routine circumstances. Flashlights such as the Maglite became popular for their benign, functional appearance, yet still allowed personnel to effectively escalate the level of force used in violent encounters without resorting to firearms. Such activity may appear problematic or impossible with some Maglite models, such as the "Mini Maglite" and "Maglite Solitaire". The Mini Maglite is often used in place of a pocket stick, kubotan, or yawara.
In some countries where the arming of security guards and civilians is illegal, maglites are popular and legal alternatives to batons. On March 30, 2007, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that they would be switching to the Pelican 7060 LED (a smaller, brighter flashlight), that cannot be used as batons in response to a highly publicized incident where an officer beat a suspect with a Maglite.
Maglite makes a Xenon bulb (bi-pin socket) upgrade for Maglite C and D models, which costs between $2-$4 and is available at most retail stores. The Xenon bulb is slightly whiter than the standard Krypton bulbs. Also, LED upgrades are made by both Mag and third-party manufacturers.
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