Federal Signal MS (Military Spec) beacon

[kerry4951]

Recently picked this up on Ebay after no one else seemed to want it. The seller couldnt get a bid on it so I made an offer and bought it. I still think there are some out there who look at these MS lights and think they are a Frankenstein beacon. The nice thing about this one is that its 12 volt operation, and not the normal 24 volt that most of them seem to be. Overall its a 9+ on the 10 scale in condition. This is a very quiet running light.

 

[jph2]

Looks real nice! Interesting, too, that it's red. I suspect maybe it was for fire apparatus since military police tend to use blue. Another likely possibility is it was for use on commercial type vehicles, such as the chief's car or MP scout car, which would explain it being 12 volts. In any case, not your average find.

 

[ERIC6913]

Nice score, I was watching it too. I am only missing one (-6) of the six types of MS Spec 17 beacons. The color of the dome is actually spec'd out on the name tag.
-1,-2 being red
-3,-4 being amber
-5,-6 being blue

 

[kerry4951]

Nice score, I was watching it too. I am only missing one (-6) of the six types of MS Spec 17 beacons. The color of the dome is actually spec'd out on the name tag.
-1,-2 being red
-3,-4 being amber
-5,-6 being blue

I couldnt believe someone wasnt buying that light. I dont think it was used very hard as it looks new. I still think many look at those MS lights and think they are a mis-matched Frankenstein light, and it scares them away

 

[kerry4951]

It had a Beacon Ray pipe mount on the bottom of it and I took that off and sold it for $40 within an hour after posting it.