Quote Originally Posted by spreadneck View Post
I remember some official sabers that I saw as a kid that had black hilts, did not light up, and the colored blades were fluted on the ends to make an interesting (but not particularly lightsaber-ish) sound when swung through the air.
I so remember those. I had the red one. You couldn't duel with then. The blades where too flimsy if I remember correctly. But they were still fun. I also had the flashlight saber. I never would've thought back then that I would be building lightsabers in my 30's.