Han Solo's blaster sold.

[tark]

For $1,057,500 Rock Island Auction Co. strikes again! Hope this is close enough to "gun related" to post. If not, please delete and forgive.

 

[mcb]

The actual blaster from the auction is built on a C96



I believe this is the actual gun that was sold at that auction.

 

[kcofohio]

For $900,000 Rock Island Auction Co. strikes again! Hope this is close enough to "gun related" to post. If not, please delete and forgive.

Well, it looks like they got $400k more out of it then expected.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...l-han-solo-blaster-to-fetch-500000-at-auction

 

[1KPerDay]

Wow. Nerds have money now.

 

[Mk-211]

Well, you know what P.T. Barnum said...

Live long and prosper sucker!!

 

[mcb]

Wow. Nerds have money now.

Yes we do...

 

[earlthegoat2]

I want Mal's gun from Firefly.

 

[AlexanderA]

The actual blaster from the auction is built on a C96

Terrible waste of a C96.

 

[Mk-211]

Let me know when this goes on sale.

 

[Elkins45]

I want Mal's gun from Firefly.

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IIRC the guts of that are a Taurus model 85.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

Really...if you totaled these along with the Indiana Jones guns that have sold at auction, or those from Blade Runner, Mr. Ford is likely the greatest movie-prop gun auction "Rain Maker" in Hollywood.

 

[Mark_Mark]

For $900,000 Rock Island Auction Co. strikes again! Hope this is close enough to "gun related" to post. If not, please delete and forgive.

The Prop Master Rodger Christian put that gun together with scrap parts from WW2 surplus junk no other movie sets wanted. They literally had a budget of ZERO, Quotes were, “nobody want to see a Cowboy movie in space”

 

[Jim Watson]

Pawn Stars sniffed around the Hans Solo piece, were quoted $1,000,000

 

[mcb]

Let me know when this goes on sale.

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It would go for at much or more I suspect.

Here is a wonderful video From Adam Savage (Mythbusters) that has an obsession with that movie prop. And this prop is also made from a real gun with parts form other guns included.

 

[mcb]

Most of the Star Wars blasters are based on real guns with Sci-fi/techie bits bolted and glued on to them. For example the standard Storm Trooper E-11 blaster are built around Sterling Sub-guns. Their heavier weapons like the DLT-19 heavy blaster is a slightly modified MG-34 of WWII German pedigree and the T-21 repeating heavy blaster is a spruced up Lewis gun. Most of the other guns of the movies started with an existing firearm. Its rather an interesting cross over between real guns and sci-fi movie props.

 

[Jimfern]

Wow. Nerds have money now.

Dude that's why property values have shot up over the last decade plus.

 

[Mk-211]

@mcb

You're probably right, Bladerunner is on another level than Star Wars.

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."

-Roy Batty

 

[earlthegoat2]

Most of the Star Wars blasters are based on real guns with Sci-fi/techie bits bolted and glued on to them. For example the standard Storm Trooper E-11 blaster are built around Sterling Sub-gun guns. Their heavier weapons DLT-19 heavy blaster is a slightly modified MG-34 of WWII German pedigree and the T-21 repeating heavy blaster is a spruced up Lewis gun. Most of the other guns of the movies started with an existing firearm. Its rather an interesting cross over between real guns and sci-fi movie props.

It would be grueling (I'm sorry to say, I have done it) but if you watch the newer Star Wars movies, particularly Rogue One, you will see quite a few AR-15 based guns as well as a few other more modern takes.

 

[Mark_Mark]

the Lightsaber was based on a Graflex camera ! lol

 

[kidneyboy]

When one of the phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range (never seen in the Terminator movies) goes up for sale I'll be all over it.

 

[The Night Rider]

Terrible waste of a C96.

IDK, it might be in working condition

 

[Mark_Mark]

Star War Nerds!!! aka, Pure Bloods

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Wow. Nerds have money now.

"Age of the Geek baby."

 

[Mk-211]

@kidneyboy

Here's the phased plasma rifle.


Here's the .45 with longslide and laser sight.



12 GA. Autoloader (SPAS-12)


Uzi 9mm

 

[Carl N. Brown]

In The Queen of Outer Space the Earthlings' space guns were the uncommon six shot version of the C96 painted gold.

I wonder what one of those would go for at auction.

Probably not one million dollars, hunh.