Maglite Box and Blister Pack Differences

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Maglites come in many sizes. The C and D Cell Maglites have two packaging options and the model number is dependent upon the type of packaging.

Maglite Model number: S2D016
2D indicates that it's a 2 D-Cell Maglite
016 indicates that it is Black in color and packed in a Blister/Hanging Pack. If it ended in 015, then it would be Black and packaged in a box.

S2D016 - 2D Black Blister
S2D015 - 2D Black Boxed

S3D016 - 3D Black Blister
S3D015 - 3D Black Boxed

S2D036 - 2D Red Blister
S2D035 - 2D Red Boxed

There are Blister (Hanging) packs as pictured here:

Maglite 2D Cell Blister (Hanging) Pack

and there are Boxed Maglites as pictured here.

Maglite 3D Cell BOXED

The Boxed and Blister Maglites are identical in every way except for the packaging. So, the S2D016 and the S2D015 are the exact same flashlight.

I hope that helps!