Lightsabers or flashlights?

[DARTH SABER]

Is it me, or are these things heavily influenced by Lightsabers?

 

[AnubisGuard]

I think it's just you. Unless the fashlight manufacturers dug around through McQuarrie's old paintings, where the sabers did look more like flashlights.

 

[DARTH SABER]

I think it's just you. Unless the fashlight manufacturers dug around through McQuarrie's old paintings, where the sabers did look more like flashlights.

Those look nothing like McQuarries lightsabers.
McQuarrie's lightsabers had a very 50's-60's look , with a reflector dish added on the tip.

And these flashlights don't even look like flashlights. They look more like new trilogy sabers.

This one also happens to have a pommel very similar to the Obi Wan ANH/ Luke ROTJ saber.

I don't remember any McQuarrie saber with this kind of emitter-

DS

 

[Sumatra]

I don't remember any McQuarrie saber with this kind of emitter-

Oooooo, a Sith flashlight. Helping the Sith see in the dark. :lol

I do agree that those flashlights you first posted look very saber-like. Though I think any kind of hand-held tube is going to resemble a lightsaber, these futuristic ones have that added feel.

 

[Beeb89]

My question is, where can I find one?? Those are my kind of flashlights!

-B89!

 

[GrenadeKing]

Midway USA should carry a number of them. They're "tactical" flashlights, most of them can be mounted to a weapon. Any gun accessory store or military/police supplier should have them. Most of them are pretty pricey as far as flashlights go.

 

[GKvfx]

With lightsaber hilts like that - who needs a blade? You could clock the other guy over the head with it and do some hefty damage....... :lol

Gene

 

[irishamericanlad]

i carry one on my duty belt, there small, light and shine much brighter than the old one but at least you can use the old ones as weapons lol

 

[franz bolo]

I have one of these. It's a great flashlight made by Surefire

It has a built in skull crusher and a semi sharp bezel!

FB

 

[defstartrooper]

Just what every good torch needs a built in skullcrusher :lol

 

[robn1]

This one kinda has an Obi grenade thing going on with the grip.

 

[Zombie_61]

Oooooo, a Sith flashlight. Helping the Sith see in the dark. :lol

Hey, they don't call it the Dark Side for nothing, y'know.

 

[Betamin]

Hey, they don't call it the Dark Side for nothing, y'know.

Well, the original script did have Vader saying "You don't know the darkness of the dark side. It's...like....really dark! Scary dark!!"

 

[Darth Lars]

I like the one with the discs - it sure looks like the end of the Darth Maul saber's emitter. But on the other hand, that may just a coincidence. A big flash light may need cooling flanges, and that shape does make a lot of sense for one.

 

[Apollo]

My question is, where can I find one?? Those are my kind of flashlights!

-B89!

www.surefire.com.

Best tactical light out there bar none

 

[DJP]

Nothing like a tactical light for those nights when the trash just has to go out to the curb...