I realised that this was a mini lightsaber but it's tiny - wouldnt look out of place on a keyring!!

Yeah i agree with the last reviewer. You have to know what you're buying when you pay for something like this. It clearly says mini replica and gives the scale. Then you have to consider which lightsaber hilts are the most appealing visually and to be honest this one isn't that great. It's certainly not as good as the "A new hope" episode 4 darth vader hilt which has more details in it. Another rubbish hilt is qui gons hilt and to a lesser extent the mace windu hilt too. but if you're gonna buy one of these things check the images on a search engines gallery first so that you know exactly what you're buying.

Unlike the previous reviewer, I knew what I was buying and was more than happy with this saber. It is true that it is 45% of the size of the original, but it does say this in the description. 0.45 means 45%, or it did in the days prior to the Clone Wars when I was at school.

The materials used in the manufacture of these lightsabers is exactly right, largely metal of differing types, rubber on the grips, etc. and when mounted on the stand provided they look superb. At this size, a collection literally takes up half the space and costs so much less than the full size replicas.

A good buy at a good price, you'd pay more even on ebay. Oh, and the Darth Sidious lightsaber the other reviewer mentioned was described accurately but the picture was of the ordinary edition. The one provided, (I bought one too) was the European limited edition, only sold in the EU and worth about twice as much. Some people are just never happy.