Welcome to the official discussion thread of the original ANH Graflex Luke hero lightsaber! Seeing as how the Elstree thread has become quite lengthy and is only somewhat related to the real hero, it seemed fitting to found a designated location for discussion and prop talk regarding the lightsaber "your father wanted you to have when you were old enough."
As I’m sure many of you can relate, I fell in love with this prop from the first moment I saw it on screen when my parents first introduced me to Star Wars as a young boy, and I have had a fascination with it ever since. With that said, I have recently been cleared to share the following two reference photos of the original hilt which show the base of the ANH Graflex and the opposite side of the hilt from the one published in the Chronicles reference book. This will coincide with an impending announcement from Roy, but I will let him explain that part. I am also sharing several of my best reference photos of the hilt. Please feel free to post any photos you would like to share of the original prop as well, and let the discussion commence!
Current known details:
Chronicles photo showing RAF military stamped clamp bar:
Original photo shared by Chris (lonepigeon) showing four handle rivets:
Originally shared by Cody1138 showing the two partially covered handle rivets:
Reference photo showing the RAF military stamping:
The following three were originally shared by Davy Jones:
My restoration of the toe pic photo:
My recoloration of the original photo:
As I’m sure many of you can relate, I fell in love with this prop from the first moment I saw it on screen when my parents first introduced me to Star Wars as a young boy, and I have had a fascination with it ever since. With that said, I have recently been cleared to share the following two reference photos of the original hilt which show the base of the ANH Graflex and the opposite side of the hilt from the one published in the Chronicles reference book. This will coincide with an impending announcement from Roy, but I will let him explain that part. I am also sharing several of my best reference photos of the hilt. Please feel free to post any photos you would like to share of the original prop as well, and let the discussion commence!
Current known details:
- Shiny Folmer 3 cell Graflex (unconfirmed pat/non-pat)
- Early Folmer glass eye bezel
- Non-stepped brass side connector plug pins
- Shiny red button main switch with full-length knurling and machined beer tab
- RAF military stamped clamp bar with slightly protruding lever pin and absent square lever washer
- Partially open, shiny clamp lever with a larger than standard rivet head
- TI Exactra 19 or 20 calculator bubble strip with possibly planed down shoulders that are gripped by the clamp rails
- Seven unevenly spaced T-track grips with slightly irregular lengths and varying angled ends
- Four sets of rivets installed at the flash handle base positioned between the grips with one set partially covered under one grip
- Dual rivet D-ring clip situated to one side of the flash bottom and positioned roughly in-line and across from the clamp
Chronicles photo showing RAF military stamped clamp bar:
Original photo shared by Chris (lonepigeon) showing four handle rivets:
Originally shared by Cody1138 showing the two partially covered handle rivets:
Reference photo showing the RAF military stamping:
The following three were originally shared by Davy Jones:
My restoration of the toe pic photo:
My recoloration of the original photo:
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