This flashlight was made by ACR for NASA. ACR contracted out the flashlights to Fulton Industries in Wauseon Ohio. It is stamped ACR FA- 5 Serial No. 3016 Date of Mfg. 8-72. This flashlight has no known history of being on an Apollo mission. It still works brilliantly.
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Now that's what I call a "rugged" design.
Posted by: Adam | December 06, 2008 at 07:00 PM
I'm surprised they made it all out of brass. It's rugged, yes... but do they really want that floating around? Today they'd make it out of plastic... but I'm surprised that was the best option at the time.
Posted by: Jim Al-Hid | July 05, 2010 at 08:10 PM
Do you know of a place where I could purchase a replica of these, or perhaps even the original specifications so I could build my own?
I'd love to find an original, but they are extremely hard to find.
Posted by: Austin Lassell | September 19, 2011 at 11:56 PM
Austin - I have never seen a replica produced.
Every once in a while, these come up on eBay and other auctions but they usually command a high price -- in the range of $1,000
Posted by: David Meerman Scott | September 20, 2011 at 05:25 AM