That original £12 lightsaber wielded by Mark Hamill in A New Hope also wound up being the lightsaber of the franchise.
That lightsaber was wielded by Anakin in Revenge of the Sith and it has since passed to Rey in the sequel trilogy.
I’m sure they might have spent some more money if they knew how important it would be, but the result couldn’t have turned out better, and that rugged, industrial look fit well with the fact that this story takes place a long, long time ago.
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