Need help ID'ing saber please

[JediJayne]

Hello,
I finally got a metal obi-wan TPM lightsaber, the saber I've wanted above all the others since I started prop collecting. I was just hoping that someone could tell me who made it. The guy I bought it from said that he was told it was a larbel, but he wasn't really sure. It's all metal, and comes apart into about 7 pieces, with a metal tube running down the center. It's big enough to hold a 3/4 inch rod, but looks too small for electronics. Also, the emitter ring is held on by a small, headless screw. Thanks for any help you can give me, and sorry about the crappy pics, my camera is a bit old. Thanks! -Zach

A side note, does anyone know where to get good accurate blanking caps and valves? Wouldn't it figure that roman's wouldn't be around anymore, and I finally get the saber I want!

 

[jedeyenight]

Those allen head screws say parks to me.

 

[Chingon]

I would also guess Parks. Definitely not a Larbel in any case. You can usually tell a Larbel because when you disassemble it, there were markings on the parts in Chinese characters.

 

[Darth Lars]

Sabers from one or two other makers have also had the allen screws, but Parks's also had the big hole under the valve, and the "collar" looks the same also.

If you can not find anyone to sell you the valve and button here are a few alternatives:
You can get a new "Presta Tire Valve Adapter" for less than $2 from a bicycle store and grind it down to size. The real saber most likely had one, but there are several makers of tire valve adapters and no collector has bothered to identify the correct one.
Then get a 4 mm half-sphere amethyst for $2 from a jeweler store that sells individual gems. Glue it to onto a screw and screw it in from the inside. Looks great!

The guys at The Custom Saber Shop have said that they are going to sell a accurate red cap to go onto their switches, but they have not given any time frame on when it will become available.
SunBeam makes cheap red-anodized computer case thumbscrews, but they are not in the correct size, and they have feet that need to be ground down.

 

[JediJayne]

Thanks for the info. I really don't know the differences between larbel and parks as far as details go, but I do know that those knobs have got to go. Seeing as this is most likely a parks, do you think that his blanking caps would fit?
Lars: thanks for the tips on the valve. I'm in colorado, so finding a bike shop shouldn't be a problem :thumbsup

Just out of curiosity, what do these sabers normally go for? I just want to see if it was worth the price I paid. Thanks again for your time everyone!

-Zach

 

[CeSquared]

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