<p>Harrison Ford&#8217;s Han Solo prop gun from the original 1977 &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; film recently sold at auction for more than $1 million.</p>
<p>The original DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol used by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harrison-ford">Ford</a> in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-wars">George Lucas film</a> sold over the weekend for a whopping $1,057,500 after it was originally valued between $300,000 and $500,000, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/30/star-wars-han-solo-blaster-pistol-auction-harrison-ford/">TMZ</a> reported.</p>
<p>The blaster was one of the last three models that were made for the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; franchise movie, the outlet noted. It was actually the same pistol seen strapped to Ford’s leg near the end of “Star Wars: A New Hope.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Original &#39;Star Wars&#39; Han Solo gun sells for $1M at auction <a href="https://t.co/kfFeyqYBnb">https://t.co/kfFeyqYBnb</a> <a href="https://t.co/fdVtoHkvoF">pic.twitter.com/fdVtoHkvoF</a></p>
<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1564628207780896771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The blaster was originally a Mauser C96 broom handle pistol that Lucas crew converted to a non-firing weapon for the film, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/han-solos-blaster-from-star-wars-a-new-hope-to-auction-in-rock-island-auction-company-premier-auction-aug-26--28-301588174.html">PRNewswire</a> reported.</p>
<p>Han&#8217;s gun reportedly went missing after the film wrapped and a new gun had to be created for the following films, &#8220;Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back&#8221; and &#8220;Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,&#8221; the New York Post noted.</p>
<p>The auction was held by the <a href="https://www.rockislandauction.com">Rock Island Auction Company</a> for collector firearms. The company previously held auctions for such legendary weapons as John Wayne&#8217;s pistol from &#8220;True Grit&#8221; and Alexander Hamilton&#8217;s pistols, TMZ noted.</p>
<p>To put the sale of the blaster into perspective, another weapon that was used in &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221; sold for $550,000 just a few years earlier in 2018, PRNewswire noted.</p>
<p>To date, the highest priced &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; merchandise ever sold was an R2-D2 droid that went for $2.76 million in 2017 to one lucky fan of the galaxy far, far away, the post noted.</p>
<p>In 2021, more memorabilia from the legendary movie franchise went up for auction by the London- and Los Angeles-based company Prop Store. It included Anakin Skywalker&#8217;s lightsaber from &#8220;Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith&#8221; and a Stormtrooper helmet from &#8220;Return of the Jedi,&#8221; just to name a few, <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/20/star-wars-props-including-anakins-lightsaber-set-to-be-auctioned/">the Post</a> previously noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to be back with another amazing collection of &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; treasures,&#8221; Prop Store CEO Stephen Lane said in a press release. &#8220;Fans will have the opportunity to get their hands on some truly iconic pieces from the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; universe, spanning from &#8216;A New Hope&#8217; (1979) to &#8216;The Last Jedi&#8217; (2017).&#8221;</p>

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