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Recently I took delivery of a flashlight exactly like Indy's in Crystal Skull, as far as I can tell comparing it to stills. Apart from the Indy association It's a well thought out piece of design.
The batteries are held firmly connected by a sprung contact pad - not just a spring as in many modern torches. The parabolic reflector can be adjusted relative to the bulb to get the best beam. The switch has a morse code button. The screw on battery cap has a belt loop which slides neatly away. It weighs next to nothing without the batteries, as the walls are very thin but cleverly ribbed for rigidity.
Go get one!
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I may just replace the filament bulb with a screw in LED unit if I can find one, but it's already bright enough.
(I actually find LED torches too bright - I want a torch to assist my vision at night, not wipe out my night adjusted vision)
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Nice! My grand parents used to have one just like this that I loved to play with as a kid
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Maybe if he just tells us what to search for on that auction site?

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Re: CS flashlight

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FYI
The CS flashlight was heavily discussed here (in case anyone is wondering)

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=24894&hilit=flash&start=50
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Re: CS flashlight

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OOPs. The no ebay links rule slipped my mind in my eagerness to help. I imagined that only applied to one's own wares.
Apologies.
Search for "1950'S RETRO VW CAR FLASH LIGHT 1950'S 1960'S" on the "site-that-shall-not-be-named"
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Re: CS flashlight

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Yep, it's been discussed before. Since there's so much discussion in the original thread linked to above, let's continue the discussion in that thread. Thanks! :TOH:
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