Here is all that I have in my collection! Hope you enjoy

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kit bashed Fett insert is grand.

Close to it Aussiejames. and Thanks for reminding me    

I have another cool vintage star wars piece that I believe is real but some experts can't tell if it is or not

Mr. Legacy wrote:

Close to it Aussiejames. and Thanks for reminding me    

I have another cool vintage star wars piece that I believe is real but some experts can't tell if it is or not

Welcome to TIG    nice collection, thanks for sharing your great collection, seems like you have a big mix there.

So dont be shy, whats the other piece you have that a few experts cant tell if its the real deal or not, im sure you will get the answer here..

cheers

My Masterpiece!

Aussiefortuna here it is! My own DT saber. A little background history about this piece is that I bought it in a lot full of vintage star wars. This DT saber and that Kit bashed boba fett insert came in the exact lot so I believe that it is real. HOWEVER! I talked to a Darth Vader Expert and he tells me that its hard for him to tell whether it is or not from the pictures I took. I did both the float test and the blacklight test and they came back as real.

Thanks for welcoming me here to TIG Aussiejames and Aussiefortuna. And thanks for all the comments

NICE buddy, im no DT expert so sorry i cant comment, but it looks old

You could maybe put a thread about it on the main page, get some decent pics up, you might get closer to your answer, but it looks mighty sweet to me   

Thank Ya AussieFortuna.     

What letters are there on the lever of the DT saber?

BTW nice collection.   

there are no letters on the hilt cantina_patron

Some clearer photos will definitely help then. As there are a lot of repros about. However, I don't know whether they pass the uv test.
Bill (Sithtoys) would be your best bet to help authenticate it.

already talked to Bill and he can't tell either.

Oh! Would you be prepared to let him examine it in hand?
If it is real, it would be quite a valuable piece.

I already thought about doing that. HOWEVER! I would need to be there in person to let anyone check it out. I understand it would be valuable but this would be my very first one, ever. and thanks for the comment on my collection cantina_patron

It's always great to see new collections.  

  to TIG btw!

Steve

Mr. Legacy wrote:

Thank Ya AussieFortuna.     

LOLL, Your avatar cracks me up, must be your little one, no chance of baldness in your family, thats one mighty head of hair   looks like hes been rubbing his little feet on the ground and built up some serious static  

Thanks for the welcome, and no that isn't my kid hahahaha. How I got this pic was from a vintage star wars group on Facebook. A person was being funny and posted a pic in that group because the admin was horribly pissed off. I laughed at the image and told him that I would be stealing that pic.   

Some better pics of the hilt to show that there are no markings.

  Mr legacy to TIG, awesome   collection room mate. That giant R2 display looks cool.
Your DT does have markings mate, it has a dot on one side of the hilt, which is a good sign  
could you put up picks of the inner saber as well?

thats a marking? and thanks for the welcome chris.75. Thanks for the compliment on collection as well. Just never knew a dot on one side of hilt would be considered a marking.

sure but that will be in a while. I need surgical gloves to take the DT out.

Mr. Legacy wrote:

Thanks for the welcome, and no that isn't my kid hahahaha. How I got this pic was from a vintage star wars group on Facebook. A person was being funny and posted a pic in that group because the admin was horribly pissed off. I laughed at the image and told him that I would be stealing that pic.   

  

That is so great to hear - I have been wondering about the baby myself but didn't want to risk commenting on it for fear that it was you or your child . Now that its cleared up all I have to say is ...





I really don't know nearly enough about DT sabers to say if your saber is indeed authentic but , as Chris said , the dot is a very good sign of it being the real deal   

  too funny Jim   

Yep a dot is definitely considered a marking   
just be super cautious taking the inner saber out, those things are really brittle and can snap quite easily  

Thanks for posing the close up images of the Vader DT. That raised dot is definitely a good sign. Pass those images on to Bill.  

Nice DT saber, I hope it turns out to be 100% legit.

Gotta find myself one of those one day, as my DT Luke is lonely.