That’s a nice pic! Definitely can see how they hallowed it out.
Oh boy. I know I'm stirring up trouble. I know its blurry. But I definitely see a right angle here, a box shape, instead of a dovetail on the mount. Just like that black and white shot.
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That is a very good point. I've always noticed that the scratches (especially the deepest gouge) match the widest point of the dovetail and not the smallest unfortunately.You must not forget WHY the Hero's crossbar is scraped the way it is; from the dovetail scraping against it as it was slid from side to side. If the mount was square shaped like the PS blaster, then not only would that not provide any structural support, but it would also simply lift away from the crossbar instead of needing to be slid to either side.
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Also explains why the scrapes may be there. Proof that the scope was removed for this repurposing.While of course I think that it's important to keep an open mind, I think the dovetail issue is something that has been sorted out in the past.
There is also the fact that Scott noticed one of the Imperial Officers using Han's Hero prop as their own sidearm, just with the scope mount removed. The dovetail is clearly still mounted to the crossbar with screws, which means the scope mount also had the dovetail relief to attach to it.