Anyone know why the V1 hero prop was not used in the Emperors throne room scenes where Palpatine is only handling the lightsaber? Seems it would have made more sense to use the hero here as it was unlikely to have got damaged. Personally I like both hilts equally but it intrigues me that the one your supposed to believe is the proper saber (the V1) was used so little, was the V1 just used in one scene discounting the deleted scene?
Granted most fans/ viewers wouldn't even noticed and I didn't even notice until I got into the saber scene properly.