Growing up and living in Montana provided me with a balanced view and understanding of firearms. I have owned and used firearms for my entire life. Additionally, many of my friends are gun enthusiasts and gun collectors.
I
thought I held a pretty good grasp regarding the value of the more “collectable”
firearms. Not so. While fluffing about on the internet, I
chanced upon a story that shocked me. Turns
out, the real money is in fake guns.
Recently,
Illinois-based Rock Island Auctions sold Han Solo's blaster from the original
Star Wars trilogy for $1,057,500.
Even
though I don’t need to say this, I will: That’s a lot of money for a fake gun.
The prop
gun, known in Star Wars lore as a BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster, was one of
three used by actor Harrison Ford during the filming of 1977's Star Wars
Episode IV: A New Hope. The sale price
earned the blaster the title of the most expensive prop gun sold at auction.
Hans
Solo’s BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster
—Mitchell
Hegman
Source: UPI
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