If you have some spare change in your back pocket here is a chance to get your hands on a very rare piece of Star Wars movie history. The original ‘hero’ blaster prop used by Harrison Ford (Han Solo) in Return of the Jedi is going up for auction!
One of the most iconic movie weapons in “Star Wars” history – Han Solo’s hero blaster – is going up for auction in June and could fetch up to $500,000, Julien’s Auctions said on Thursday.
The hero blaster gun, used by Harrison Ford in the 1983 movie “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” is one of two non-firing hero blasters used in the movie and is known in the “Star Wars” universe as a DL-44. The whereabouts of the second of the prop weapons is unknown, Julien’s said.
The hero blaster up for auction in June is being sold for the first time. It was made for the movie by U.S. art director on “Return of the Jedi,” James L. Schoppe, who was gifted the gun after filming on the movie ended, along with other mementoes that he has kept for 35 years.
The hero blaster will be auctioned in Las Vegas and online at juliensauctions.com on June 23 and has a pre-sale estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.
