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The hilt of Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber featured a belt ring attached to the pommel.
Belt rings were a lightsaber component that allowed the weapon to be attached to the wearer's belt.[1]
History
Belt-rings were commonly affixed at the base of the hilt, from which the lightsaber would hang with its blade emitter facing downward, such as those of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker. However, Darth Vader's lightsaber often had one positioned on its emitter shroud, and thus hanged facing upward.[2]
Behind the scenes
For the original trilogy of Star Wars films, a belt-hanger system was derived by mounting D-ring assemblies to the lightsaber props, often with rivets or screws.[3] In the prequel trilogy, this system was dropped in favor of using Covertec wheels affixed to the hilts for belt attachment,[3] although their in-universe role would be assigned to other functions, such as charging ports[4] or power indicators.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Sources
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine (Jedi Lightsabers)
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Imperial Forces (Darth Vader)
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (Special Technology)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Complete Lightsaber Prop Guide (PDF) on wannawanga.com (backup link archived on July 15, 2025)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I: The Visual Dictionary (Qui-Gon Jinn) (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
- ↑ Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary (Darth Vader)
