second layer of lacquer may be applied in order to protect the aluminum reflective surface alternately the adjustable reflector may simply be formed from a high quality stainless steel such as 316 grade or better or chrome plated steel and polished to the degree desired an additional option may be to employ metal loaded paints at the reflector surface as indicated previously the movable reflector may be a computer generated parabola modified or unmodified and with or without the addition of flat faceted or complex curved profiles also small discrete flat surfaces may be provided or an u201c orange peel u201d texture may be provided these alterations serve largely to scatter or diffuse light primarily to the near field as may be required by design considerations referring now to fig1 a 11d collectively a fourth embodiment of a flashlight with an adjustable light beam reflector is generally identified by the reference numeral 400 the flashlight 400 may include for purposes of illustration but not by way of limitation a substantially cylindrical body 410 housing an energy source and a light source arranged in a circuit typical of most prior art flashlights the flashlight body 410 may include a head portion 412 typically cast as one piece with the body 410 the head portion 412 may support an adjustable.