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Han Solo’s Blaster From the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Is Going Up for Auction Next Month
Yahoo ^ | Thu, July 21, 2022 | Bryan Hood

Posted on 07/23/2022 5:29:56 PM PDT by dayglored

The blaster that helped the Rebel Alliance finally take down the Empire could soon be yours.

Han Solo’s DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol from the original Star Wars trilogy will be sold next month by Rock Island Auction Company. The weapon isn’t just a lovingly crafted replica, either. It’s the actual prop that was wielded by Harrison Ford on the set of the original film in the franchise...

Here's the auction page:

Lot 1247: Documented Mauser Broomhandle “DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol” Prop


(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: auction; blaster; hansolo; hollywood; starwars
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Yowza!
1 posted on 07/23/2022 5:29:56 PM PDT by dayglored
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To: dayglored
From the auction site:
Auction Date: August 27, 2022

Incredibly Historic, Iconic, and Well Documented: The Only Surviving “DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol” Originally Used by Harrison Ford Starring as Han Solo in Filming and Promotion of the 1977 Epic "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

Estimated Price: $300,000 - $500,000


2 posted on 07/23/2022 5:31:22 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

Does it still work?


3 posted on 07/23/2022 5:32:40 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: dayglored

Does it work?

Arec Barwin’s [you know, that Film Actors Guild guy] “prop” seemed to function just fine.


4 posted on 07/23/2022 5:34:38 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Only tested on Imperial Storm Troopers.

Might work on Antifa goons, though.

5 posted on 07/23/2022 5:35:15 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

I shot one of those decades ago! It was like squeezing a lemon and somewhere in that squeeze it would go “Bang!”

Never knew what part of the squeeze it would let off.


6 posted on 07/23/2022 5:38:00 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.” – Aristotl)
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To: dayglored

It’s a C96 Broomhandle Mauser… with a bunch of plastic on it.

Also designated M712 Schnellfuerer pistole


7 posted on 07/23/2022 5:39:26 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: dayglored

HA..!! It looks like an old Mauser broom handle Pistol.. :)


8 posted on 07/23/2022 5:39:30 PM PDT by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: NFHale

Man.. I type sloooow...


9 posted on 07/23/2022 5:40:17 PM PDT by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: dayglored
Here is a current "version" the Solo300, based on the AR15 action.


10 posted on 07/23/2022 5:40:33 PM PDT by marktwain
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Easy to put a scope on it...


11 posted on 07/23/2022 5:42:56 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: dayglored
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

"Kid I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe that one all powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical force controlling my destiny." -Master Solo.
12 posted on 07/23/2022 5:44:37 PM PDT by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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To: dayglored
I won’t be bidding on this. I’m saving my auction money for Moe’s vise.


13 posted on 07/23/2022 5:45:26 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: unread

Lol…

Goofiest looking movie prop gun ever.

The real deal is a neat shooting piece. I’ve shot the 9mm version with a shoulder stock on it. Very steady, fairly accurate too.

There was a 7.63 chambered version, and, I believe, one chambered in 45 too (Chinese clone???) … might be wrong on that.


14 posted on 07/23/2022 5:46:00 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: dayglored
Here's a replica you can buy for $875.

Looks pretty close but for some reason, the replica has vents in front of the magazine well.


15 posted on 07/23/2022 5:46:56 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: marktwain

Do you remember the Planet of the Apes M1 carbines and Danish Madsen M50 SMGs in the wooden stocks???

There were replicas of those many years ago…


16 posted on 07/23/2022 5:55:10 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
"Does it still work?"

Ha - I <3 FR.

17 posted on 07/23/2022 5:59:29 PM PDT by ghost.of.patton (Hollywood is a pedo factory. It's not the scene of a crime, it's their business model.)
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To: Drew68

I like the replica better. Visually more appealling.


18 posted on 07/23/2022 6:01:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: unread

It IS an old Mauser broomhandle. It was demilled and used as the basis of the prop.


19 posted on 07/23/2022 6:14:40 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: dayglored

wow
An actual prop.


20 posted on 07/23/2022 6:26:57 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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