{"id":44950,"date":"2018-12-05T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=44950"},"modified":"2018-12-29T15:36:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T22:36:51","slug":"youtube-close-up-look-profiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-96-luke-skywalker-lightsaber-from-star-wars-a-new-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/youtube-close-up-look-profiles-in-history-hollywood-auction-96-luke-skywalker-lightsaber-from-star-wars-a-new-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Close-Up Look \u2013 Profiles in History “Hollywood Auction 96” Luke Skywalker Lightsaber from Star Wars: A New Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is part of my new, ongoing series of YouTube videos, with this one taking a close-up look at the upcoming Profiles in History \u201cHollywood Auction 96\u201d taking place on December 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th.\u00a0 As a follow-up to the previously posted overall preview of the auction<\/a>, this latest video editorial specifically takes a closer look at Lot 1479 described as the “[o]riginal production used “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from\u00a0Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope from the collection of Oscar-winning set decorator Roger Christian”<\/em>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

I recorded the video yesterday afternoon, and I wanted to make note of a few things that have happened subsequent to completing my video.<\/p>\n

I mentioned toward the end of the video that I had applied to join the Facebook group, Graflex Addicts, and had not been approved.\u00a0 This morning my request was approved, so thank you to those involved (I have since perused some of the on point discussions which I found enlightening, but such content is not reflected in this video as I just today gained access).<\/p>\n

Also, I reference the tweet made my Mark Hamill yesterday, and if you watch my video, I took issue with the spin many mainstream media outlets put on reporting on his tweet by way of their click bait headlines – I speculated that Mr. Hamill was merely pointing out that there were many Luke lightsaber props made for the films, which is not consistent with some of the headlines I viewed yesterday…\u00a0 well very early this morning Mr. Hamill replied with a new tweet<\/a> in reaction to the two tweets (1<\/a> 2<\/a>) made by Mr. Christian yesterday, and pretty much confirmed exactly how I interpreted his original tweet.<\/p>\n

Additionally, in reading some of the comments to Mr. Hamill’s tweets, I came across a link to a very well produced document about lightsabers used in the Star Wars films that I would have referenced in the video, but again, the video was completed and I just found it this morning, but I wanted to share it here as it is a wealth of information in a beautifully assembled PDF package: “Star Wars: The Lightsaber Prop Guidebook” Written and Designed by Seth M. Sherwood<\/a><\/p>\n

Lastly, I did not notice until this morning that there is a second, newer publicly posted topic on the Replica Prop Forum which was started this week which has further commentary, thoughts and opinions as part of the public debate on this auction house offering made to the public: PIH Selling Another “Original” Luke ANH Hilt<\/a><\/p>\n

As an aside, I mentioned in my overall preview video for the Profiles in History auctions happening in December, I would take a closer look at all of the Star Wars pieces in this auction.\u00a0 I did not want to complicate this current video further (or make it even longer), so this video only looks at the one lot in this auction – the lightsaber attributed to the character of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope.<\/p>\n

I wanted to also include links to much of the information that was referenced in this video, which you can find further below under “FOOTNOTES”.<\/p>\n

Click below to watch this video or click through to watch directly on YouTube<\/a>:<\/p>\n