I don’t build… but this thread has me thinking………
Nice mod,thanks! Forgotten/neglected form factor.
I had one of those exact lights when I lived in West Germany, from 65 –82, another was extremely similar DIAMON make and had a opaque centre bulls eye in the lens, this was ace as it gave a real hot spot.
I do remember the guy who gave them to me was mates grandad(german) and I’m sure he said they were from the 60’s ?, long time ago so maybe not remembering right, can’t remember what happened to them either.
Nice to see a modern revamp but looking period!!
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Very interesting thread, and nice mod!
Thanks everybody for the nice words! 
Hope someone was inspired. I find many vintage lights to be quite cool! Like that jflak1 shows…
WARNING. DO NOT BOTHER CHECKING LINKS OR ANYTHING IN THIS POST IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC.
Thanks… You/he may be right… I dont know… When checking many sites on the internet they all seem to say its WWII. BUT, those are mostly sellers. Many of which seem to be various Ebay sellers from Sofia, Bulgaria. But, they seem to have high ratings though…
One even tries to sell a light for 300$ :Sp Claims WWII like many of the others…
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Price range for the lights are mostly 30-60$
I have searched on lights from the 60s but did find Daimon light that looked like mine…
So “made in Germany” makes it post WWII?
So this guy is probably wrong then? He claims 1930 for this flashlight
This one does not have the “made in Germany” mark. Its said to be 1930s too…
Here is a guy who sells or have sold many lights… Mostly pre-WWII
On one that have the “made in germany” printed in it he seems to question when its from…
This seller have some flashlights. The ones with filters. (and button on the opposite side) He seems more legit. His WWII flashlights does not say “made in Germany”. But he only have the ones with filters.
I have come across some forums discussing the various lights. But there seems to be so many of the flashlights…
Here are some post WWII Daimon lights. They have a design that does not look like mine.
Here is a HUGE thread about vintage WWII flashlights…
I have not bothered to see through all the 140+ pages! But I will do some searching…
Here is a guy who restores a rusted light that looks JUST LIKE MINE!
Nice thread!
One guy said this about the light:
I want draw any conclusions. Based on some of the links above, and many more lights I have come across it seems that djozz is right about that Daimon lights with the “made in Germany” are post war. At least there is something in it according to several places… 
It’s spelt Daimon?
This one is interesting, with a hood to shield the light:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330560
Thanks Chloe… Fixed the headline… Some other spelling too. Also fixed several links (reason for many edits, I messed up some links in my previous post… Might still be fixing some)
Followed the link Chloe came with and came across this huge Daimon collection. Here are pictures.
Look in upper right corner of the first photo
Some other pictures from another place…
It has the same logo! So is yours pre-WW2? I remember battery packs like that too…
Yupp Chloe. You seem to be right based on what I now have managed to find after hours with searching and looking for lights… But if mine is an original. Which probably only an expert could tell when doing close inspection then it should be from 1936. So pre WWII.
The picture above comes from page 84 in this thread. A guy named “Custom” put the year numbers on it. Someone else asked him. He seems to be a “guru” when it comes to vintage flashlights.
Some pretty large collections are to be found over there…
Here are some pictures for those who might be interested…
Another shot from a Daimon brochure… So many fairly similar looking lights…
I never imagined that there were so many different flashlights back then!
Since there is so much vintage WW2 stuff here now… Here are some more pictures I came across when I was looking for info on my light…
How heavy is the light? It’s funny to see them being worn!!
Stock: 102g (without battery and spare bulb like shown in my first post)
Modified without batteries: 165g
Modified with 4 (XX) Eneloops: 285g
Good mod you did there. Tons of history too. Brings back some chilling memories though. Not surprising that there’s a secondary market for collectors of military flashlights especially vintage ones. Thanks for sharing the detailed info! Here’s a modern version by Firefoxes :
Great Mod! Well done!
Thanks for the nice feedback everybody…
In the background you can see a resturant. Pictured in my first post. Its where the huge cannon stood.
Nice photos RaceR86.