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In February 2024, the actor posted a photo of himself holding a hatchet with pink tape wrapped around the hilt, suggesting some kind of motion-capture gig.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Because as cool as the Star Wars Black Series lightsabers are, with their metal hilts and so forth, $200 is a lot of money to lose because a Jedi battle gets a little too heated.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The popular host of The Running Man is Bobby T. (played to the hilt by Colman Domingo), a slick showman whose commentary is both unctuous and sadistic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Because as cool as the Star Wars Black Series lightsabers are, with their metal hilts and so forth, $200 is a lot of money to lose because a Jedi battle gets a little too heated.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The popular host of The Running Man is Bobby T. (played to the hilt by Colman Domingo), a slick showman whose commentary is both unctuous and sadistic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilt. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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hilt
noun
: a handle especially of a sword or dagger
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