Presented below are some detailed photos of an authentic Type I or Hand Phaser prop used in The Original Series. Celebrated Artist and Sculptor Wah Chang, who designed and fabricated some communicator and tricorder hand props for TOS, is known to have repainted the body of some hand phasers from black to grey color. As seen in the final photo at bottom, with velcro lifted, the underside of this hand prop reveals its original black paint color ...