Han Solo gun expected to sell for $500,000

The blaster carried by Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope

(Image credit: Rock Island Auction Company)

published 12 August 2022

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to $500,000 (£410,000) at auction. The gun is the sole surviving blaster prop remaining of the three used for filming the original Star Wars trilogy, according to the Rock Island Auction Company. The Guardian recalled that in 2018 Han Solo’s blaster from Return of the Jedi sold to Ripley’s Believe it or Not! for $550,000.

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