What types of lights are best for usage as a weapon? I was surprised when I saw these books on sale :
If I shine my SRK in someone’s face I’ll bet that’ll stop em!
Shine it in their eyes as I draw my .45.
Works if you are at home, I guess. Any of the D maglites are just too big to carry around.
A flashlight is just another tool in the box, like a gun, knife, baton, etc. Each is useful in some situations. None is a panacea.
The best ones are still your brain and your shoes.
-pete
Hold it by the “thick end” when “swiping” and it can’t slip out of your hand … Also the bulb is less likely to be damaged when the torch hits something solid … Use a LED dropin and you won’t have this problem … Ours are definitely “house torches” because of the weight.
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So many morphs for a flashlight to become a weapon :
- Baton in the form of a long/heavy 6D LED Maglite held by the thick end
- Kubotan with a small torch
- Blind with a bright torch
- Fist-brace with a small torch
But is there any defense usefulness for :
- led strobe modes ?
- heavily crenellated bezels ?
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But is there any defense usefulness for heavily crenellated bezels ?[/QUOTE]
Shine torch in attackers eyes to confuse him … A swift kick to the shin to lower the opponents guard , followed by a quick thrust to the bridge of the nose using a torch with a crenellated bezel is a very “eye-watering” defence … You then have the option of running away or you can take an offensive approach … We didn’t have this type of torch in the army.
The leather-soled & heeled British Army Boots that we were issued with in the old days , were great for defence … The solid corner of the heel banged into the attackers shin always caused him to drop his guard … This never failed to slow an attacker down.
Obviously we can’t go into any form of unarmed combat techniques in these forums , but there definitely are uses for crenellated bezels … Just bang one into your wrist bones and you will see the point ! (pun intended).
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I’m not surprised unarmed methods are taboo discussion topics anywhere.
Yes, a small bright light can be very useful for disorienting someone in a self-defence situation. A crenelated bezel can also double as a weapon. But a torch will only really help you if you already know how to fight without one. It’s not the sort of ‘weapon’ you can rely on or hide-behind for protection, and as such you shouldn’t allow simply carrying one to give you a false sense of security.
The best thing to do is to learn some sort of practical self-defence technique, then the uses of a small bright hard metal stick in a self-defence situation should become obvious.
Maglite 6D with a Malkoff drop in, the X-Cape Cap, and a Strike Bezel.
A large, heavy club that is dangerous at both ends and very bright as well.
Being good at running is probably the most effective method of getting out of trouble particularly against a druggie or a drunk … As an elderly Asthmatic , I don’t have this option available to me … I just keep a low profile nowadays and I keep away from known blackspots in my area.
I wonder how long it will be before the British Government decide to ban Crenellated bezels … When I was a kid , most boys openly carried a boy-scout type sheath knife on their belt … Fixed-blade knives are now no longer legal … When I was at work , I always carried a pocket knife with a locking blade … When opening cardboard packages , a locking blade prevents injury due to the knife accidentally closing … This is no longer allowed as a lock knife is classed as a fixed-blade knife , irrespective of blade length … Folding knives or pocket knives are OK as long as the blade is below three inches … It is debateable whether they mean blade length or cutting edge length , so most users class the length as the overall length (just in case) … My trusty old Leatherman is close to three inches so is possibly illegal in the UK as are my two Swiss Army knives and my Buck folder.
So I wonder how long it will be before the crenellated bezels are banned … Pointed tools such as screwdrivers cannot be carried on the person … I always carried a four inch screwdriver with mains neon indicator in the handle … This can now be classed as an offensive weapon in the UK.
So keep quiet about the crenellated bezels as they are obviously only there for one purpose !
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I agree with most of what’s been said in this thread. Some of us have discussed the use of the assault bezel before which leads me to bezel those bezels are only useful if you are intending to train in kubotan use. Strobe is supposedly very disorientating to some people, maybe more so with a predisposition to epilepsy. I’ve heard of Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) having them weapon mounted and pressure triggered. If you’re going to try to blind them with the light, you may as well strobe them with it.
I intepret that as close quarters combat!
I now understand that it’s the user that matters and I’d have to hone some martial arts for foundation.
If you have a flashlight that’s clearly very expensive, you could drop it, then run. 
Well, that’s certainly one end I never dreamed of :
Got that! Always have a contingency plan, lie low and avoid trouble.
That’s very clever! Now realise flashlight bling has some use after all. Never be too proud to get off a fight to save your life. As Sgt Gunnery Highway played by Clint Eastwood in “Heartbreak Ridge” once said, “Improvise, Adapt and Overcome”.
and an escape route 
that mag looks wicked
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