Anakin Solo was written to be the hero of the NJO series, until Unca George decided that he should die.
The NJO stories that lead up to Anakin's death are slightly ambiguous as to his saber. It is always described as having a purple blade, and his hilt is sometimes understood to be the original Obi-wan Kenobi hilt recovered from ep. IV by Vader. Wookieepedia puts me under the impression that he used/modified that saber to his death. Modifying the crystal, I assumed.
Well, now I have finished LOTF and I am a 1/4 of the way through Outcast in FOTJ, and I see Jaina reviewing some info on bounty hunters. One of which is holding a hilt resembling obi-wans hilt described as "thought to be lost after the destruction (of the death star)." Wouldn't Jaina remember that her fallen brother recovered/used Obi-Wan's legendary hilt, and not think of it as lost after the Yavin?
Anakin was a shaping up to be a great hero, and I was super bummed when he died, but his saber had such a huge legacy! From Obi-wan Kenobi, to Darth Vader, to Anakin Solo, to Ganner Rhysode, and finally, to Luke Skywalker as he killed Shimmra with it. IF that's the case, anyway...
Can anyone who has read NJO-FOTJ help me out? Has anyone else wondered what ever happened to old Ben's legendary weapon?
I do want a custom Anakin Solo hilt and now I feel like I just don't know where to start!