What Graflex parts are the ANH Luke saber actually made from?

[Bonf16]

Ok so i know the basic stuff like the bubble strips and Graflex gun but my confusion comes from the smaller details ive heard about.

Im aware the patent of the Lightsaber is unknown but i've heard stuff about the ears being shiny, the lever being from a specific model and the brass pins being different across Graflex models aswell and i havent found a thread going over all the details of the saber like that. So if someone could explain or point me to a thread that would be greatly appreciated

 

[Scruffylooking]

You can refer to this dedicated thread on everything about the ANH Graflex.

Thread 'The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread'
The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread

 

[Halliwax]

You can refer to this dedicated thread on everything about the ANH Graflex.

Thread 'The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread'
The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread

Ya beat me to it, great advice. I highly encourage the bonf16 to check it out

 

[Sithslayer]

Upper: From what I gather it was a rare type of Early Folmer given to the RAF. It has all the usual features of an Early Folmer (non-patent) except for:
- shiny chrome slotted screw
- shiny beer tab rivet (looks a lot like the Inc but not identical)
- shiny chrome bunny ears band

Clamp: The clamp is definitely a Folmer although the lever rivet is a mystery. Nothing looks like that on any Graflex so it may be a pin or nail of some sort to repair a damaged one. The sidebar has the RAF stamping.

Lower: The lower stamping is unconfirmed so could be Folmer non-patent, Folmer patent, or even Inc. As there are no *publicly* available photos of the stamping, you can use whichever. Most people use Folmers.

Glass eye: Early Folmer with a relatively thin top shelf

Button: full knurl. Could be Folmer could be Inc. no way to know. But definitely not the button normally on RAF Folmers which is almost always a thin knurl.
My head canon says they put the thin knurled on the Elstree when it was first made to be a stunt and put the full knurl of the Elstree on the hero, which would make the hero button a late Folmer!

 

[Bonf16]

Upper: From what I gather it was a rare type of Early Folmer given to the RAF. It has all the usual features of an Early Folmer (non-patent) except for:
- shiny chrome slotted screw
- shiny beer tab rivet (looks a lot like the Inc but not identical)
- shiny chrome bunny ears band

Clamp: The clamp is definitely a Folmer although the lever rivet is a mystery. Nothing looks like that on any Graflex so it may be a pin or nail of some sort to repair a damaged one. The sidebar has the RAF stamping.

Lower: The lower stamping is unconfirmed so could be Folmer non-patent, Folmer patent, or even Inc. As there are no *publicly* available photos of the stamping, you can use whichever. Most people use Folmers.

Glass eye: Early Folmer with a relatively thin top shelf

Button: full knurl. Could be Folmer could be Inc. no way to know. But definitely not the button normally on RAF Folmers which is almost always a thin knurl.
My head canon says they put the thin knurled on the Elstree when it was first made to be a stunt and put the full knurl of the Elstree on the hero, which would make the hero button a late Folmer!

How would I yell if a graflex had the shiny parts, idk what the regular ones look like. Also thanks this is a lot clearer

 

[Captain Dunsel]

You can refer to this dedicated thread on everything about the ANH Graflex.

Thread 'The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread'
The Ultimate Luke ANH Graflex Research & Discussion Thread

Otherwise referred to as the All Things Folmer thread…