As most of you are aware, our good friend Randy Kringle, a.k.a. Sardion Master, passed away on August 18th of this year leaving behind a wife and 3 children.
Old Lumens created a thread to raise money for Randy's widow, Vivian (Missy) Kringle and her children. Thanks to the generous donations of our BLF brotherhood, Old Lumens was able to send Missy a check for $805. Unfortunately I was not in a position to send any cash but promised to create a special flashlight to be sold to the highest bidder here on BLF with all of the proceeds to be sent to Randy's widow Missy.
This "auction" was delayed a bit as I had to recover from recent surgery but last night I completed and tested the light and man is it a killer!!
I am very proud to present for sale a Mac-Lights Sardion Master Special Edition.
Before I show the rest of the pictures, here are a few details:
Hand milled and shortened Maglite Mini
Based on my Mac-Lights Zombie Hunter model
Cree XM-L T6 CW emitter
Low voltage and thermal protection in driver
Fully potted driver.
5-modes (H-M-L-Strobe-SOS)
22awg silver on copper silicone insulated wires.
Runs on 14500 cell only (Li-Ion or IMR)
Fits all protected or unprotected cells
10 degree TIR optics with beautiful beam
Bonus 60 degree TIR for flood applications.
Special "Sardion Master Spec. Ed." labeling
Custom Lanyard included
INSANELY bright!!! Is it the new TIR lens I used this time around? Is it a freak emitter I lucked upon with this particular light? Or is it simply the magic of our old friend Sardion Master (Randy Kringle) living in this special light (I just got massive chills writing that)? I honestly don't know but here are my tested results.
OTF lumens tested after 10 seconds using freshly charged unprotected TrustFire Flame
High mode: 913 lumens (yes, you read that right...913!!!)
Medium mode: 379.5 lumens
Low mode: 40.7 lumens
There is no reserve on this light. It is possible that you could pick this light up for a steal but I sincerely hope not. Remember, all proceeds from this light will be given to Sardion Master's family to assist them in their time of loss and sorrow, so bid often and bid from your heart.
The sale will close in one week at 6pm on Sept 19th. Highest bid gets the light.
Great gesture JohnnyMac! Didn’t know about this as I was gone about 3 weeks. Particulars such as age, what happened? I’ll save you from your very kind gesture scaru & I’ll see your 80 & raise you $20 ($100 bid). Johnny, I was gonna get one of your great lights anyway, but this makes it even better. Condolences for the family. So, so sad. Honestly, I have a VERY heavy heart over this. This kind of generous gesture just means so much for a grieving family. This place is awesome!!!
I'm surprised the bidding has stopped. I guess when something goes above a 100 less people are willing to spend the money. Who knows maybe I will get this light. :D
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