Left in the care of the scavenger-turned-Jedi Rey, prop makers added burned-in soldering marks, and a new piece made of metal and leather to join the two broken halves. “Of course this is the OG design,” says Burkert, handling the prop in gloved hands. Originally created from a Graflex camera flash handle for the original trilogy, modern-day movie makers recreated the lightsaber, minus the stamp on the bottom that showed it was made in New York, with a machine-tooled body made to specifications. Recently, Lucasfilm Archivist Madlyn Burkert shared three of her favorite lightsaber prop pieces from the final film in the Skywalker saga, highlighting hidden details in the craftsmanship for each one. After being torn apart at the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, prop makers and concept artists literally mended the iconic weapon once carried by Luke Skywalker and his father before him for Rey’s last stand in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The reforged Skywalker lightsaber looks like a family heirloom, from the weightiness of the metal hilt to the history etched across its surface. Inside the Lucasfilm Archive, take a closer look at these artifacts and the stories behind their design. Through the props and costumes of Star Wars, we find a tangible link to connect with the characters from a galaxy far, far away and the stories they inhabit. From Leia’s elegant weapon to the reforged lightsaber carried by generations of Skywalkers, we take a closer look at some of the beautiful prop hilts from the final film in the Skywalker saga.
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