tools tactical equipment predecessor laser products corporation founded october 17 1979 1 founder dr. john matthews dr. peter hauk ed reynolds headquarters fountain valley california u.s. key people john matthews co founder ceo and president sean vo cfo 2 products flashlights weapon mounted lights laser sights sound suppressors high capacity magazines revenue us 75 million 2007 3 number of employees 500 2007 3 subsidiaries earpro website surefire.com 3 surefire flashlights m2 m3 and backup surefire llc . is an american company based in fountain valley california . their main products are flashlights headlamps weapon mounted lights and laser sights . in addition surefire makes knives sound suppressors picatinny rails and batteries . 4 the company is a major supplier of flashlights to the u.s. armed forces . surefire products are commonly used in the us by law enforcement agencies . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 flashlights 2.2 other products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit john matthews founded newport corporation in 1969 which specialized in industrial lasers . 5 after matthews developed a laser sight ; he peter hauk and ed reynolds founded the spin off company laser products corporation on october 17 1979 . 1 in 1984 the company supplied the los angeles police department and los angeles county sheriff s department with shotgun laser sights for use during the 1984 summer olympics . laser products developed its first surefire branded product a handgun mounted light in 1985 . laser products corporation became surefire llc in 2000 . 1 more recently surefire attained iso9001 2000 certification in 2008 . 6 products edit flashlights edit surefire produces flashlights of widely varying sizes and power outputs from single cell lights to large 20 cell hid models . 7 most of its flashlights are powered by primary lithium cr123a batteries that allow for compact size and low weight while offering high power output . these batteries offer a long shelf life but are more costly than zinc based cells . several flashlights are available with rechargeable battery packs . in 2010 surefire released the e2l aa designed to operate on aa batteries as does the minimus aa headlamp . 8 surefire sells rechargeable lfp123a lithium ion batteries for all led flashlights as a replacement for cr123a . surefire also produces military weapon lights for mounting on handguns rifles sub machine guns and shotguns . surefire s z2 combatlight is standard issue to the fbi and the federal air marshal service 9 and their various handheld lights are a frequent choice of police military fire and ems personnel . some models of handheld flashlights include an integrated strike bezel for use as a self defense weapon . all of surefire s flashlights are manufactured in the united states although components such as leds are sometimes sourced overseas . most surefire flashlight models are made of anodized aluminum alloy in various colors while a few models are made of nitrolon a proprietary glass filled polyamide nylon plastic . 10 all flashlights are weatherproof and have various accessories including red night blue blood trail green reading maps charts and infrared night vision compatible filters beam diffusers beam covers lanyards pouches holsters and spare battery bulb carriers . some models use incandescent bulbs while most others use leds with electronically controlled power regulation and adjustable brightness . the company used seoul semiconductor and cree xr e leds in flashlights introduced in 2007 . 11 12 more recently flashlights with a strobe function used for signalling or to disorientate were introduced . 13 a more notable product is the surefire m6 guardian a flashlight with a 250 or 500 lumen beam from a xenon bulb . 14 fifteen m6 flashlights were used to illuminate the stonehenge for the june 2008 cover photo of national geographic magazine . 15 the new york times referred to the m6 as being of the design school that might be called modern militant the most familiar example of which is the hummer . 16 this was later used in surefire s 2007 product catalogue . 17 other products edit the fn five seven usg with a surefire tactical light . in addition to flashlights the company produces headlamps helmet mounted lights with an infra red iff strobe and weapon mounted lights for various rifles and handguns . some models of handgun mounted lights have an integrated laser sight . 13 a large weapon light is manufactured by surefire ; the hellfighter weaponlight uses a 35 watt high intensity discharge hid bulb powered by a 12 volt car battery or by two ba 5590 military batteries . the bulb is shock isolated outputs about 3000 lumens and is mounted in a textured parabolic reflector that provides a beam that is optimized for throw but also with additional spill light for peripheral illumination . it is bright enough to illuminate targets hundreds of yards away and is intended to be attached to a machine gun . 18 surefire produces picatinny rail forends sound suppressors muzzle brakes flash suppressors earpro branded hearing protection and tactical communication earpieces and combat utility knives . these knives combine some features of a multi tool with the blade of a combat knife . 13 in late 2010 surefire introduced stanag compatible high capacity magazines with a capacity of 60 or 100 rounds . 19 see also edit insight technology maglite pelican products streamlight references edit a b c surefire laser sight and tactical flashlight pioneer turns 30 pdf press release . surefire llc . october 17 2009 . retrieved 2010 10 26 . surefire llc . ceo & executives . bloomberg . retrieved 2010 10 26 . a b aronovich hanna december 2007 . light up surefire llc profile . u.s. business review 102 103 . surefire fact sheet pdf . surefire llc . retrieved 2008 10 27 . the surefire story . surefire llc . retrieved 2010 10 26 . surefire attains iso 9001 2000 certification pdf press release . surefire llc . retrieved 2010 10 26 . surefire flashlights . surefire llc . retrieved 2010 11 08 . http www.surefire.com illumination headlamps.html gromer cliff november 2003 . oldham joe ed . high beams . popular mechanics . hearst magazines . 180 11 83 . issn 0032 4558 . surefire superior technology . surefire llc . retrieved 2010 10 26 . cree xlamp leds to power surefire flashlights press release . cree inc. january 4 2007 . retrieved 2010 10 26 . surefire selects seoul semiconductor s led technology to power high performance flashlights press release . seoul semiconductor . september 26 2007 . retrieved 2010 10 30 . a b c 2011 surefire products catalog pdf . surefire llc . january 18 2011 . retrieved 2010 01 25 . surefire m6 guardian . surefire llc . retrieved 2010 11 08 . geiger ken may 14 2008 . shooting stonehenge . ngm blog central . national geographic society . retrieved 2010 10 26 . david colman august 13 2006 . industrial art illuminates life . new york times . retrieved 2007 12 10 . surefire illumination catalog pdf . surefire llc . surefire hellfighter . surefire llc . retrieved 2011 01 25 . new surefire hi cap magazines to provide firepower advantages in combat pdf press release . surefire llc . retrieved 2011 01 25 . external links edit official surefire website surefire flashlight comparisons wikimedia commons has media related to surefire . coordinates 33 41 51 n 117 56 13 w 33.6975743 n 117.9368605 w 33.6975743 ; 117.9368605 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title surefire & oldid 741222906 categories flashlightslighting brandsmanufacturing companies based in californiacompanies based in orange county californiafountain valley californiacompanies established in 19791979 establishments in californiahidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidatacoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran ais svenska edit links this page was last modified on 26 september 2016 at 04 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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