Saber Sourcing 
A choke point is an area on the lightsaber hilt where the diameter narrows, allowing the wielder to spin and maneuver the saber more easily. Choke points are a common and popular lightsaber hilt feature, but they are are not used on all lightsaber hilts. Watch What is a choke point? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube One common … Read more
A lightsaber blade retention screw is a tiny screw that allows you to attach and remove a lightsaber blade to a lightsaber hilt. Blade retention screws can come in several different styles and lengths. One of the most common blade retention screw sizes is 8-32 (in various styles and lengths). Watch What is a lightsaber blade … Read more
Can Star Wars: The Black Series Force FX lightsabers like this one be used for dueling? Unfortunately, no, because Star Wars Black Series Force FX lightsabers use string blades. String blades are lightsaber blades where the LEDs are contained within the blade itself. During heavy dueling it would easy to disrupt or damage the LEDs … Read more
A ‘flashlight lightsaber’ is a derogatory term used by the lightsaber community when a lightsaber hilt is perceived to look or function like a flashlight. Saber enthusiasts accuse several hilts models of being so called ‘flashlight’ lightsabers. Some call various Ultrasabers V2 hilts models flashlight lightsabers. Others call Kyberlight a flashlight lightsaber. Watch What is a … Read more
Knurling is when a rough texture is rolled on to a metal part. The texture is rolled onto the hilt itself, onto the pommel, or onto other lightsaber sections or components. It’s very common to find some element of knurling on a lightsaber. Sometime you’re find knurling on the grip, like on the Sabertrio Arclyte. … Read more
Are Ultrasabers Mystery Box Sabers and Grab Bag Sabers just two ways of saying the same thing? No, Mystery Box Sabers and Grab Bag Sabers are actually two different items and they have two different product pages. The confusing part is Grab Bag Sabers and Mystery Box Sabers have the same idea behind them. In … Read more
Exactly how many lightsaber companies are there? The short answer is, check out the SaberSourcing List of Lightsaber Companies. It’s one of the most comprehensive lists of lightsaber companies on the internet. The long answer is it depends on your definition of a lightsaber company. Watch How many lightsaber companies are there? on YouTube If … Read more
How do you know if your Ultrasabers order has shipped? Ultrasabers will send you an email when your order has shipped. The Ultrasabers email subject line will say “Your order has shipped…”. Then, within the email, Ultrasabers says, To track your package visit the following link: https://www.ultrasabers.com/orderdetails.asp?OrderID=%5BYOUR ORDER NUMBER] Once your order is shipped, many Ultrasabers orders will … Read more
Master Replicas relaunched in August 2017 with a slightly different name, Master Replicas Group, but a lot of the same people from the original Master Replicas company. Master Replicas had previously manufactured officially licensed Star Wars collectibles, including: popular full size scale model lightsaber hilts, 0.45 scale lightsaber hilts, and the original line of Force FX … Read more
The Space Sword from Walmart is very inexpensive science fiction laser sword, that lights up and makes sounds like a lightsaber. I picked up a Space Sword for around $3 from Walmart.com (the price may fluctuate). Walmart may carry Space Swords in-store as well. Watch Walmart Space Sword Review (cheap $3 lightsaber) on YouTube One of … Read more
