Dueling lightsaber from ROTS in propstore auction!

[joberg]

This is the MR replica. Looks like the one from the Propstore's pic.

 

[Tan Djarka]

The MR has an aluminum activation band while the resin stunt is chromed. I'd say it looks more like the EFX resin saber from a while back, but I'm probably just nitpicking.

 

[LOM]

More pics!

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And these two from the catalogue, as best as I can snip them:

So it seems the blade only screws into the bottom half of the saber, and the set screws keep the top half on - I bet they hot swapped parts on set because the plating seems inconsistent on the Anakin.

These two pics are also relevant for construction:

(Found these two originally posted by Darth Lars, here)

 

[joberg]

The MR has an aluminum activation band while the resin stunt is chromed. I'd say it looks more like the EFX resin saber from a while back, but I'm probably just nitpicking.

Nope, this is my prop and it`s an MR that I bought from the time MR was selling that saber.

 

[SP Sabers]

Nope, this is my prop and it`s an MR that I bought from the time MR was selling that saber.

Still. The MR was not based on the hero prop

 

[thd9791]

Oh gosh, I wonder how that insert is held in (you can see it poking out the emitter of the anakin saber in the catalogue)

This is pretty cool. I'm surprised at how thick this auction version is of Obi's saber. You can see the plain versions in Darth Lars' phots with a much nicer looking neck

 

[thd9791]

Emitter plate might be a separate metal item, with 2 set screws holding it down.

 

[AnthonyD2199]

I've never noticed until recently but the Stunt Sabers are seen clearly in the film in one shot during the duel, It's strange after all these years of watching the scene and still noticing new things!

 

[red4]

The purpose of the bottleneck on Anakin's lightsaber is for "choking up" on the handle. It's a term knife and sword makers use for the dip on the handle where it meets the guard. The padding of the index finger and thumb lock into this dip. It's critical for preventing slipping in any direction.

 

[lukyanov]

I've never noticed until recently but the Stunt Sabers are seen clearly in the film in one shot during the duel, It's strange after all these years of watching the scene and still noticing new things!

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Also was used in a whole Mace vs Sidious duel

 

[red4]

Also was used in a whole Mace vs Sidious duel
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This is a continuity error caused by running script re-writes. At the start of this fight, we clearly see Palpatine uses his own lightsaber, but in an earlier draft, Anakin left his lightsaber with Palpatine before going off somewhere. In the final draft, the lightsaber in Palpatine's hand is supposed to be his own, but the scenes were shot according to the previous draft.

 

[SP Sabers]

This is a continuity error caused by running script re-writes. At the start of this fight, we clearly see Palpatine uses his own lightsaber, but in an earlier draft, Anakin left his lightsaber with Palpatine before going off somewhere. In the final draft, the lightsaber in Palpatine's hand is supposed to be his own, but the scenes were shot according to the previous draft.

would it be the same star wars without continuity errors

 

[SP Sabers]

The purpose of the bottleneck on Anakin's lightsaber is for "choking up" on the handle. It's a term knife and sword makers use for the dip on the handle where it meets the guard. The padding of the index finger and thumb lock into this dip. It's critical for preventing slipping in any direction.

also makes it also easier to spin

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

This is a continuity error caused by running script re-writes. At the start of this fight, we clearly see Palpatine uses his own lightsaber, but in an earlier draft, Anakin left his lightsaber with Palpatine before going off somewhere. In the final draft, the lightsaber in Palpatine's hand is supposed to be his own, but the scenes were shot according to the previous draft.

Actually, I had always heard that in other drafts, Anakin was there for the whole duel, standing aside, and Palpatine used the force to grab it off his belt

 

[SP Sabers]

Actually, I had always heard that in other drafts, Anakin was there for the whole duel, standing aside, and Palpatine used the force to grab it off his belt

im pretty sure a special features short confirms exactly what you said.

 

[red4]

Actually, I had always heard that in other drafts, Anakin was there for the whole duel, standing aside, and Palpatine used the force to grab it off his belt

This sounds more correct than what I said.

 

[Joek3rr]

I've never noticed until recently but the Stunt Sabers are seen clearly in the film in one shot during the duel, It's strange after all these years of watching the scene and still noticing new things!

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What you can't unsee is the one-shot where they've swapped sabers, and they paint the blade over the emitter to make it less noticeable, but you can see the bunny ears popping out from behind the blade.

 

[SP Sabers]

What you can't unsee is the one-shot where they've swapped sabers, and they paint the blade over the emitter to make it less noticeable, but you can see the bunny ears popping out from behind the blade.

The best one is still where anakin is forcing his saber to obis mouth but it's in obiwans hand

 

[Tan Djarka]

Nope, this is my prop and it`s an MR that I bought from the time MR was selling that saber.

Sorry if I wasn't entirely clear... I meant the prop store item looked like the EFX.

 

[joberg]

Sorry if I wasn't entirely clear... I meant the prop store item looked like the EFX.

No problem...do you have a pic that could show the differences between the MR and the EFX so we could compare with the pic from the Propstore on page 2?