That's exactly what i had in mind!!! Even though i'd be satisfied with a tool allowing just a simple replacement/reflection of the model... Anyway, those are really cool skins.
After some other check, i'm pretty much sure that a weapon's direction is inherent in the model itself and cannot be changed through animation change/model swap. From what i've seen, each model tends to reach its own way to swap, but i've noticed some recurrences among weapon types. Don't know...
I've tried to swich between saber and dagger model using AFS explorer, but the resulting weapon keep its original position, with the blade up...
I'll try to change the animation.