Our hilts are made of a strong aluminum alloy and are intended to be strong and long-lasting.
Please be advised that these hilts do not come with a blade or any electronics.
Our hilt expert, Tom from TS Creations, performs exquisite acid etching on these hilts as one of his specialties.
Unless otherwise specified, they are normally available for immediate shipment. If the pre-order option is visible, allow up to 4 weeks for your saber to be customized and shipped.
Please be aware that each pre-order is made specifically for you. Your hilt may show minor differences from the examples given due to the distinctive weathering, battle scarring, and acid etching technique.
Weathering, Etching and Battle Scarring
We have the option for your sabers to be weathered, etched or battle scarred.
For the weathering, this means that we take your hilt and make it look like it has had long exposure to the atmosphere, giving it a worn, run down look and a battle used kind of look.
With etching we add a stencil in the design you choose to protect your hilt and then use acid to remove the remaining metal giving a 3D textured pattern on your saber.
Battle scarring requires us to make cuts and gouges to your hilt to make it look like it has been used in combat and been hit by another saber.
Each process requires us to either sand parts of the hilt, add marks, scratches, dents or other battle like scars or by adding paints or chemicals to adjust the look of feel of the hilt.
This is very labour intensive and can extend the lead time and increase the cost of the saber. It can take up to 2 weeks to get your saber customised - this is on top of the normal 2 week production time for the parts, core and assembly of everything.
