what picture is everyone referring to of the TFA grips? i didnt think we had a clear enough picture?
The only pic from TFA that could show the curvature is when Rey offers the Graflex to Luke. There is a split second when you see the pommel end directly toward the camera. That being said I haven't seen a high res version of that frame to make a 100% positive determination. So far all replicas made by PropShop (their licensed replica and the launchbay replicas) have grips that are curved on the bottom. The theory is that those are the same grips used on the screen used sabers. It would make sense if PropShop fabricated them, which is a likely scenario since they 3D printed so much stuff for the props, that they would engineer them with a curved bottom to conform to the shape of the Graflex and not match the OT grips that have just the glue channel.