Convoy Deep Carry Pocket Clip Keeps Changing

I wonder who is behind the design of the Convoy deep carry pocket clip. For whatever reason, the design keeps changing since its inception.

I really liked the original design with the 3 holes on top and the slot on the bottom. But then the next generation swapped them. And now the 3rd generation is back to the original, but the holes and slot are moved down.

I had issues with the 2nd generation since when the clip was installed, sometimes it was not noticeably perpendicular with the flashlight. So I had to put them in a vice and carefully bend the clip to straighten them out.

Besides the 3rd generation holes and slot changing, the curvature of the tip of the clip is much less than the other 2 generations. I’m not sure it that’s better or not, but it seems the more curvature of the others looks better and is more functional.

I would guess that when these clips are made, hundreds are made and then sold to the various sellers. But it seems strange that the design keeps changing. Maybe there are multiple producers of these clips and that’s why there are are variations?

Regardless, the change in design is messing with my flashlight collection. I really wish the clips were all the same, but I’m not going to replace the previous generations since I don’t like the current that much. Maybe when the next generation comes out.

Left is original, middle is second, and right is third generation:

I think it’s all the same clip. At least it should be the same. In the second version someone put the tool the wrong way around and in the third it was just not in the right spot. It’s also possible that they stamp large sheets in two steps (first the holes, then the clip itself) and the alignment of the sheet was wrong.

Yes, it does look like it’s the same clip, just that the alignment is different. Could be a mistake, or could be on purpose, for variety’s sake? :smiley:

He buys from different suppliers, probably gets lower quotes from one or another and switches by batch.

Agreed that it’s the same clip, but the design keeps changing either on purpose, by mistake, or without concern. Seems it would be pretty easy to produce the same one over and over again, but I’m not in the clip making business.

The latest generation also has less of a curvature on the end of the clip vs the other ones. And the bend at the end of the arms where it attaches to the flashlight is shorter that the others. So it’s not just where the holes and slot are located.

Over the years I’ve gotten the clip from Convoy, Mountain Electronics, and Kaidomain. The clip just changes over time, not from where I’ve purchased them. The last several with the 3rd generation design came from Convoy and KD.

BUT, it’s hard to complain too much about it since for $2 it’s a bargain!