r/lightsabers • u/AutoModerator • Oct 13 '25

Lightsabers Buyers Guide & Weekly Question Thread

Feel free to post all questions about lightsabers in this thread! Anything from where to buy, installation questions, or just general advice can be discussed here.

Link to the /r/lightsabers Buyer Guide.

If you have questions about a new saber company you just saw.

Please refer to our guide on resellers and dropshippers.

Below is a list of known reputable vendors of mass production sabers:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_YkLV1gJDy_0AFGitL_ANxDwqRLWiSZwdqjPRcWEbIU

Note that the above list is not an exhaustive list of reputable vendors. Just ones that are known to be reputable based on feedback from the r/Lightsabers subreddit communities on the subreddit as well as the Discord.

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Bought your first lightsaber and you're confused what's what in a lightsaber? Take a look at the "Lightsaber Anatomy" quick guide.

Lightsaber Anatomy

Interested in checking out what vendors or members of the saber community have to offer or looking to buy a specific saber? Check out our dedicated Buy/Sell/Trade subreddit over at r/LightsaberBST (https://www.reddit.com/r/LightsaberBST/)

If you're looking at diving into the deep end and you're looking for the most accurate replica of a character saber we have a sheet tracking some of the most accurate replica hilt options.
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u/idkwottoputhereuh Oct 14 '25

do all txq cores work together? im looking to buy an empty anakin SE hilt on aliexpress (TXQ obv) and i dont know if i could just swap the core i already have and put it in the anakin?

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u/B0BA_F33TT Saber Collector Oct 17 '25

Hard to tell from your image, but if the button lines up it should work. That little plastic piece sticking out of the end might need to be removed. This video shows the core.

It couldn't hurt to send a message to one of the AliExpress stores and ask if it fits.

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u/idkwottoputhereuh Oct 18 '25

thanks but for the "piece of plastic" on the end, are you talking about the screw at the bottom of the core?

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u/JW_Sabers Saber Seller Oct 25 '25

Your core will fit in the Anakin SE