Picked these up recently. Awesome lights. Super heavy.
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Interesting flashlight bodies! 
Look like 2200mAh cells, too, very vintage 
Assuming they are P60 style hosts with Xenon drop-ins?
Sparkomatic ?
For real now, looks like maybe old XPE?
I can’t find that brilliant LED resource of all the high Res photos, I was thinking it’s an XR-E.
Hilariously i think these are still being made?!
Depending on MCPCB/footprint, I’d go with an XP-E or XP-P if you wanted to upgrade but maintain some originality (beam shape).
Also, beam shots??
Noice! An old-timey XR-E.
I got a few lights with 'em. Just an E chip, so not the most efficient, but nice package that lets you push some decent current through 'em.
And the package has its own centering-ring of sorts, so reflectors would mate with the package sooooo easily.
Nice score there, Zoulas.
Pila made some terrific minimalist looking flashlights. Very futurist “Bauhaus”. When I first saw one, I figured if Robby the Robot had a flashlight, it would look like this.
This looks like the GL2. I have the GL3 and GL4. Looks to me like the GL2 and GL3 share the same head, just with the GL3 having a longer body for more batteries. The GL4 has a D36 head.
I didn’t think Pila provided any replacement drop-ins. They never had any on their site, from what I remember. But a few 3rd parties make them.
Given the size, I’m thinking it’s a D26.
I ran a Pila IBC as my charger of choice for years. Never picked up one of their flashlights though. They have a great style. I appreciate it more now than I did then.
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Wow, I am jealous. Awesome collection.
Yes, I dont know if they were the first but they were the best.
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