The head of the Scorpion is made up of 2 parts, with it's bezel being removable. The bezel has a smooth front end with no crenellations. Around the exterior it has a triangular ring which works great as an anti-roll feature. Inside it hold a polycarbonate lens which is advertised as being unbreakable and also has a scratch resistant coating applied. Below the lens sits a unique, half-textured, half-smooth reflector which is similar to those used in Olight's products. There is a slight difference though, the one in the Scorpion has a more subtle texture. Both the lens and reflector are held in place by a beefy retaining ring which seems to be adhered inside the bezel. The main head hold the emitter module, which comprises of the electronics and LED itself. This emitter module simply sits inside the head and can be dropped out when the bezel is removed. The exterior of the head has a simple design with a smooth surface. The Scorpion is coated in a Type 2 anodized coating with a slightly matte finish. I did notice that there is a mismatch in color between the bezel and head. While the head and body have the same consistent black color, the bezel has a deep, dark green hue. Threads between the head and bezel are clean and smooth, they fit together very well with a thick o-ring which provides water resistance.

The body of the Scorpion comes in a single piece which makes up the battery tube and tail all in one. Threads ont he front end are thick, robust and cleanly cut, they fit well onto the head without cross-threading or grinding. I found it curious that there isn't an o-ring below the threads here. There entire battery tube is very light weight. It is coated in rubber which serves as a protective coating and more importantly provides excellent grip be it with dry or wet hands. The rubber coating also has a dimpled knurling over most of its surface aside from the Streamlight branding imprinted on it. The switch module sits right at the bottom of the battery tube and not in a separate tail cap. The switch used is a forward push button which allows the light to be momentarily activated. The switch has a particularly long travel, pair this with the somewhat stiff rubber coating makes engaging the switch to click-on quite difficult. Though momentary activation is easily engaged and does provide a good positive tactile feedback.

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The Scorpion is designed to provide a simple and straight forward lighting solution in applications which require high output. It foregoes the multi-mode trend common in most current high performance lights in favor of a plain single-mode option. The version of the Scorpion reviewed here uses the an improved LED labeled as C4, which is essentially a Lumileds Luxeon K2.

With all the current hype surrounding the Cree XR-E and Seoul Semiconductor P4 emitters, I was pleasantly surprised that the K2 still holds its own against the competition. The beam profile produced by the reflector is clean, smooth and well focused though the corona around the hotspot is slightly skewed. The beam tint produced by this K2 emitter has the be one of the nicest, if not the nicest tint I have seen in any flashlight. It's nice and white with a slightly warm temperature. Granted there are other LED lights which produce warm tints, but the tint produced by this K2 has the right balance of yellow and orange, almost like the light produced by the mid-noon sun. A perfect blend between the typical cool temperature of an LED, and the warm temperature of an incandescent. The 2x CR123 cells provides a very respectable runtime and very well regulated as well.

The Good - Simple design is comfortable and anti-roll feature works well without being too obtrusive. Excellent grip provided by the rubber coating. One of the best overall beam profile I've seen from a flashlight.

The Bad - Button can be a pain to click-on for constant activation.

The Relative - Beam has a slightly warm color temperature. Weight distribution is slightly heavy towards the head end.

Bezel (front view).

Bezel (side view).

Bezel (rear view).

Head (front view).

Head (side view).

Head (rear view).

Emitter module (front view).

Emitter module (side view).

Emitter module (rear view).

Battery tube (front view).

Body (side view).

Body (rear view).

8.0