Portable lighting Police duty belt

1 portable lighting

1.1 primary flashlights
1.2 secondary flashlights
1.3 auxiliary flashlights
1.4 weapon lights
1.5 special purpose lights

portable lighting
primary flashlights

law enforcement , security officers have large , powerful flashlight duty use carried on belt, more powerful 1 in car. these lights rechargeable , stay on charger when not in use.

long, cylindrical flashlights tend carried in flashlight ring. rings simple , inexpensive, , convenient flashlights not regularly carried. however, flashlight—which heavy—is permitted great amount of vertical , horizontal freedom can make light insecure , uncomfortable carry.

examples of popular primary flashlights:

maglite instrument magcharger
streamlight sl20xp-led
surefire 10x dominator
pelican 8060 led
utg handheld


south australian police officers in february 2006 wearing duty belts.


secondary flashlights

because of size , weight of primary lights, , agency policy, many officers choose carry smaller secondary flashlight everyday tasks. these lights rechargeable , kept in holder on duty belt.

examples of popular secondary lights:

auxiliary flashlights

rechargeable flashlights have been known fail @ inappropriate times. because of this, many officers carry additional non-rechargeable flashlights. these lights must small, light, bright , absolutely dependable. these lights may kept in holder on belt, or in trouser pocket.

these flashlights use cr123 3.0 volt lithium or alkaline 1.5 volt aa battery cells.

examples of popular auxiliary lights:

surefire e1b back-up

weapon lights

to allow better weapon control, officers attach dedicated flashlight directly firearm. these lights tend small, light, robust, , use non-rechargeable batteries.

they have special features available, such laser emitters.

examples of popular weapon lights:

surefire x300
streamlight tlr series
blackhawk night-ops xiphos
surefire 618/918 shotgun fore-end family

special purpose lights

some equipment has built-in lighting better enable officer perform task without having use additional light. example, streamlight cuffmate has integrated leds officer can see keyholes on handcuffs when restraining suspect in darkness.