Good eye! It even has the black tape peeled away at the top!
It still seems they paid attention to what hilts were on screen. this never saw ESB screen time either, and there was actually a Graflex saber in the film, so I doubt it.
I love this saber and it's construction. a rod embedded in a cylinder, which is set screwed into the saber itself. Genius.
Ya the blade insert is very cool. Wonder if they did that with the other flashgun sabers?
Well just got some disappointing news on the fiberglass/carbon fiber idea that Steve sansweet has. Becaise that would be ALOT easier to get! Lol.. I just spoke to a family member who works at a certain military museum here in the US. turns out I was wrong as well. Composites weren't used fully in militaries until after the 1950s. I did find out that the copper antenna info is 100% that s all the Germans used !.TRUE. Also found out there's a few more materials in the antennas themselves. Turns out they were most likely from panzer command tanks according to my uncle. One antenna made 2 stunt blades. The also have a loose copper coil core inside which you can here in BTS and in rancho obi wan video . the nub on the vader rotj is the part of the antenna that goes into the comm mount . so they appeared to used a lower piece for that saber. Just my obversation. They were apparently rolled/ forged? And tapered from high grade copper piping then coated in dark rubber. Almost like rhino liner in consistency . so apparently heat treated and tapered copper holds up better than aluminum rods lol lol. If anyone wants the number to the museum. Please don't hesitate to ask. I will post pics shortly of what I was sent.( also the smaller rod that went into Luke's jedi stunts is the small rod that screws into the bottom part of the several meter antenna. Not 100% sure just repeating what I was told after photo study . good news is I found a metal worker / blacksmith who has first hand knowledge who may be able to make a few once he's done with the master copy . not sure if anyone is interested in that kind of run but I will post picks in a few hours. If anyone wants to consider a blade let me know . please feel free to comment or add anything .....update only one pic I got so far
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Just a update. I found at least 2 on eBay ! And a private sellers site . they aren't the exact german panzer model but same size build and material. They were made by a company called copperweld. all they are are copper clad steel tubes hardened and tapered. You call. Still buy modern versions today. Pretty much the same thing unless your like me and trying to afford the real deal lol please let me know of you want anymore info or the links to those for sale
saw this thread a few days ago thought I share this.
It's a german military collectors forum. This guy breakes down the german tank antennas used. They were rolled steel tubes.
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=753352