HELP! - Removing a unit's weapon

Hello!

I want to remove the sword from a model I got. The sword is the model's weapon but I don't want it attached on the unit. It comes with the unit but I don't want it. Instead I want a Fel Blademaster's Sword attached to it. If I ignore the weapon he holds and place it (overlap) his other weapon it will look sort of ugly ://// ...

So how does it work? I don't want the unit model holding his sword.

use the alpha channel of the skin and make that area (the weapon) black on the alpha channel.

Yeah, you either have to alpha it or model edit it.

If u use Photoshop 7 just use the erraser to remove the weapon it will auto do alpha so u dont have to save new alpha thingys