Flashlights

alt=C8 style on the left, tube style on the right|thumb|A set of modern LED flashlights

thumb|225px|Maglite 2 D cell flashlight

flashlight used in conjunction with a firearm

electric light that is mechanically driven by an electric generator using muscle power

thumb|3 SureFire flashlights, M2, M3 and Backup SureFire, LLC. is an American company headquartered in Fountain Valley, California. Their main products are flashlights, weapon-mounted lights, headlamps, and laser sights. In addition, Surefire produces knives, sound suppressors, earplugs, Picatinny Rails, magazines, and batteries. The company is a major supplier of flashlights, weapon lights, and lasers to the U.S. Armed Forces and its allies, especially for elite special operations groups such as the Navy SEALs and Delta Force. Surefire products are widely used in the U.S. by law enforcement a

Ledlenser GmbH & Co. KG is a German technology company that specialises in the manufacturing of portable lighting products (especially LED forehead and hand flashlights & inspection lamps). It is based in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Solingen in Germany. It was founded by Rainer and Harold Opolka.