Jedi High Council member Adi Gallia proudly wears this lightsaber at her side.
Like most of the lightsabers, this one is constructed of a resin casting of a custom machined shaft, painted silver and assembled onto a 3/8" diameter steel rod. Each end of the prop was finished with metal found objects.
The lightsaber's blade emitter was probably made from a radial bearing retention or retainer ring, used around the collar of bike handlebars. An exact matching bearing has not yet been found. A second one was used again below two large metal fender washers (smaller washers were used in between the larger ones). Another fender washer (1 1/2" diameter) was inset in the top ring.
A clear LED light bar was mounted on the prop's side. The color of the light emitted from the LED is impossible to determine, but green seems likely since the Naboo N-1 starfighter cockpit utilized green LED light bars.
LED Light Bar
Located next to the light bar are two 5 mm LED's with chrome metal bezels (1 cm diameter). Further down the handle are two silver knobs.
5 mm LED with 1 cm Diameter Chrome Bezel
On the very end of the prop is a round metal piece that has a nub surrounded by eight holes. This same part is used on many other props including the Jedi Testing Screen.
The round black piece on the handle is half of a system for attaching the saber to the Jedi's belt. The other half is a clip worn on the belt that the "knob" on the prop slides into with a simple downward action. By design, the prop remains free to pivot within the clip and is released simply by pressing the two arms on either side of the clip.
Covertec Belt Clip
These clips are made by Covertec a European manufacturer of protective cases for PDAs, HPCs, mini-notebooks and cellular phones.
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